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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Pygmy Grasshoppers (Tetrigidae) » Tetriginae » Nomotettix » Crested Pygmy Grasshopper (Nomotettix cristatus)
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Unknown pygmy grasshopper? - Nomotettix cristatus - female
Copyright © 2014 Matt Pelikan

Unknown pygmy grasshopper? - Nomotettix cristatus - Female
West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard island, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
April 12, 2014
Size: about 8 mm
Apologies for the bad photo -- it was the best my camera could do. This individual is also missing its left hind leg. Habitat was scrub oak barren on sandy outwash. Given the date, this is probably an immature form, but the overall structure makes me think it must be Tetrigidae. Thanks in advance for any assistance!
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Contributed by Matt Pelikan on 20 April, 2014 - 11:31am
Last updated 23 February, 2015 - 10:59pm

I took the liberty of cropping your photo
Moved from Pygmy Grasshoppers.
… David J. Ferguson, 23 February, 2015 - 10:57pm login or register to post comments

I'm guessing Nomotettix cristatus
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… metrioptera, 20 April, 2014 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Brandon. Considering
Thanks, Brandon. Considering the crummy photo, a guess is about all I'm hoping for, but that looks like a very plausible one. Actually, just having the family confirmed is useful: it's an entirely new one for me.
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