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Grasshopper - Melanoplus femurrubrum

Grasshopper - Melanoplus femurrubrum
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 27, 2006
Size: approx. 1 1/2"
Abundant in undevelopped field areas.

Moved
Moved from Melanoplus.

gave it another examination
It is a female Melanoplus femurrubrum.

Thank you!
:)

Spur-throated grasshopper.
Very nice shot of a female spur-throated grasshopper in the genus Melanoplus. Unfortuntately, you have to have an intimate view of a male to make an accurate species ID! Ah, well, still a very nice image.

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