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Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper (Paroxya clavuliger)
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Copyright © 2004
Tony DiTerlizzi
Spur-throated Grasshopper -
Paroxya clavuliger
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
August 30, 2004
Photo taken in my back lawn. It could be a species of Paroxya, it's markings seem similar to this hopper:
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Contributed by
Tony DiTerlizzi
on 5 October, 2004 - 11:35pm
Last updated 11 December, 2009 - 7:02am
Paroxya clavuliger?
It looks similar to the
Swamp Grasshopper
image on Giff Beaton's site.
Though it is quite marshy in property behind our home, I am not sure if P. clavuliger's range is this far north...
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Tony DiTerlizzi
, 8 November, 2004 - 8:34pm
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I agree.
I agree with Tony....again:-) The very long, banded antennae, and blue hind tibia pretty much rule out anything else; and yes, it does range that far north, unlike any other species in the genus.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 25 January, 2006 - 2:53pm
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