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Grasshopper ID Request - Melanoplus differentialis
Copyright © 2006 Thomas of Baltimore City

Grasshopper ID Request - Melanoplus differentialis
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
July 18, 2006
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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 18 November, 2006 - 8:24am
Last updated 31 March, 2008 - 5:33pm

Moved
Moved from Melanoplus.
… Thomas of Baltimore City, 31 March, 2008 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

Melanoplus differentialis
I agree with Eric's identification on this one. The almost uniform pattern is pretty common on nymphs of this species as well. Very similar to one taken a week earlier. Wonder if they are the same one? If so it grew fast, this is 5th instar and that one was 3rd.
… David J. Ferguson, 31 March, 2008 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 January, 2007 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

Nymph.
This is a nymph, but quite possibly a specimen of the differential grasshoppher, Melanoplus differentialis. It has the herringbone pattern on the hind femur that is typical of that species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 November, 2006 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

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