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unk. orthopteran - Melanoplus aridus - male
Copyright © 2006 Patrick Alexander

unk. orthopteran - Melanoplus aridus - Male
Dripping Springs, Organ Mts., Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA
October 8, 2006
Size: ~3/4"
Booneacris, maybe?

Found on Hymenothrix wislizeni.
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Contributed by Patrick Alexander on 22 January, 2007 - 2:57pm
Last updated 15 February, 2008 - 2:51pm

Moved
Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 February, 2008 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

Melanoplus aridus
Looks like this species to me.
… David J. Ferguson, 19 November, 2007 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 March, 2007 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

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