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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Melanoplinae) » Melanoplus » Two-Striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus)
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Grasshopper - Melanoplus bivittatus - male
Copyright © 2009 jmg16

Grasshopper - Melanoplus bivittatus - Male
Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 16, 2009
Size: 2 inches
Probably a common species, but don't know the name for this guy.
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Contributed by jmg16 on 20 August, 2009 - 10:14am
Last updated 24 September, 2009 - 2:42pm

Moved
Moved from Melanoplus.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 September, 2009 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 16 September, 2009 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

possibly Two-Striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus

I'd wait for confirmation though. At this angle, I'm not super confident about my ID job.

… Andrew Williams, 20 August, 2009 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

 
That looks like it.
Looks like you got it right on.
… jmg16, 20 August, 2009 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

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