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Neat hopper - Tetrix arenosa
Copyright © 2009 Vespula vulgaris

Neat hopper - Tetrix arenosa
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 31, 2009
Size: 6-7 mm
Found near an old fire wood pile. It was very tiny for an adult grasshopper... maybe 6-7 mm from head to wing tip

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Neat hopper - Tetrix arenosa Neat hopper - Tetrix arenosa
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Contributed by Vespula vulgaris on 31 October, 2009 - 1:12pm
Last updated 19 November, 2009 - 10:41pm

Moved
Moved from Pygmy Grasshoppers.
… David J. Ferguson, 19 November, 2009 - 10:41pm login or register to post comments

I think it's
Tetrix arenosa. If you have a shot from above, it would make it certain.
… David J. Ferguson, 31 October, 2009 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Darn
I had a shot from above but it was blurry so I deleted it as I was sorting through them.
… Vespula vulgaris, 1 November, 2009 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Vespula vulgaris, 31 October, 2009 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

Family Tetrigidae - Pygmy Grasshopper
for starters. I won't try to guess beyond that. :)
… Andrew Williams, 31 October, 2009 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I had no idea there were pygmies...
… Vespula vulgaris, 31 October, 2009 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

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