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Red-legged Grasshopper - Melanoplus femurrubrum

Red-legged Grasshopper - Melanoplus femurrubrum
Planting Fields Arboretum, Nassau County, New York, USA
September 22, 2010
Size: 20 mm +/-
Maybe something like a male Melanoplus bivittatus?

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

He's certainly a brightly colored creature
He is a Red-legged Grasshopper - Melanoplus femurrubrum

 
Thanks for your help. I have
Thanks for your help. I have the field guide on order.
You should be out at Isleta Marsh soaking in the sunshine.

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