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Pine Tree Spurthroat Grasshopper - Melanoplus punctulatus - female
Copyright © 2003 Cotinis

Pine Tree Spurthroat Grasshopper - Melanoplus punctulatus - Female
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
September 8, 2003
Found on a wall next to a lighted window, this individual edged away from the camera as I attempted to photograph it. It was much larger than the males seen at lights.
Contributed by Cotinis on 12 October, 2004 - 10:28pm

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