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Two-Striped Grasshopper - Melanoplus bivittatus
Copyright © 2006 Lloyd Spitalnik

Two-Striped Grasshopper - Melanoplus bivittatus
Sterling Forest, Tuxedo, New York, USA
July 13, 2006
Size: approx. 38mm
Can this be ID'd to species? Thank you.
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Contributed by Lloyd Spitalnik on 17 July, 2006 - 11:51pm
Last updated 18 July, 2006 - 6:18pm

I agree.
I can't argue with the ID, and am moving your most outstanding image to the guide page. Thanks for sharing!
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 July, 2006 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Adult Female Twostriped...
...or Melanoplus bivittatus, I believe. There's a photo of one in virtually the identical albeit reversed pose on the page about this species on this site, which offers a good chance to compare specimens. Looks recently molted. Her abdomen hasn't enlarged much yet and I can't see any signs of wear and tear...I find these grasshoppers tend to get really decrepit-looking as they age.
… Heimchen, 18 July, 2006 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Adult Female Twostriped
Thanks Heimchen and Eric for you help in identifying this grasshopper. Lloyd&Sandy Spitalnik
… Lloyd Spitalnik, 22 July, 2006 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

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