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Northern Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata viridifasciata)
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Copyright © 2011
Kelly Fiegle
Northern Green-striped Grasshopper nymph -
Chortophaga viridifasciata
Hoosier National Forest, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
October 4, 2011
Could this be a pygmy grasshopper? I found this tiny fellow in leaf litter near a lake. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Contributed by
Kelly Fiegle
on 14 October, 2011 - 4:45am
Last updated 28 December, 2012 - 12:23am
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David J. Ferguson
, 1 July, 2012 - 12:45pm
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Thanks so much to both of you for your help! No wonder I couldn't find an id for this fellow - I was looking in the wrong place :)
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Kelly Fiegle
, 14 October, 2011 - 3:06pm
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Grasshopper nymph
I would agree that this is a nymph of Chortophaga but I am not an expert either. C. viridifasciata nymphs come in brown, grey or green and pink. The males are most often brown/grey and females most often green. They are numerous up here in southern Manitoba right now. They will overwinter as nymphs.
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DeeDee
, 14 October, 2011 - 8:48am
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I think it's a Chortophaga nymph
Something along the lines of
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metrioptera
, 14 October, 2011 - 4:55am
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