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Differential Grasshopper - Melanoplus differentialis - female
Copyright © 2005 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Differential Grasshopper - Melanoplus differentialis - Female
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
September 14, 2005
Size: aprox. 60mm
Looks like the ones in the guide but I ain't jumping to no more conclusions.
I will let the experts determine.
Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 15 September, 2005 - 8:30pm
Last updated 27 November, 2009 - 1:39pm

Yes.
At that size, can only be M. differentialis. Pretty typical dull color pattern, too. Looks like a female.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 September, 2005 - 1:56pm

 
M. differentialis
Thanks Eric
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 16 September, 2005 - 3:18pm

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