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fungus victim - Melanoplus bivittatus - female
Copyright © 2014 Matt Edmonds

fungus victim - Melanoplus bivittatus - Female
Grand Teton NP, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
August 20, 2014
Size: 1.5 inch
ID help?
Has there been a "killed by fungus" page created?
Thanks
Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 10 September, 2014 - 1:49pm
Last updated 10 August, 2018 - 7:50pm

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids.
… David J. Ferguson, 14 September, 2014 - 10:16pm

see forum article
...at(1)
… v belov, 10 September, 2014 - 5:37pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
I think this is Melanoplus bivittatus, but it's tough to tell because it's discolored from the fungus. There is a fungus article on BG here
… metrioptera, 10 September, 2014 - 5:35pm

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