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Photo#174079
Copyright © 2008
Penny Crispin
Grasshopper - green with black markings -
Melanoplus
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Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
November 29, 2007
It appears to be one of the Spur-throated grasshoppers - possibly a Devastating or Migratory. Help with ID, please?
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Contributed by
Penny Crispin
on 24 March, 2008 - 12:59am
Last updated 15 September, 2013 - 1:27pm
follow-up
A few years back I was in the Glass "Mountains" of Oklahoma, and I found areas there where
M. differentialis
and
M. ponderosus
were clearly hybridizing and intergrading. Many of the specimens I found there looked much like this one. I didn't have a working camera that day, but I did collect a small series specimens, and may eventually get around to posting some photos of those.
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David J. Ferguson
, 14 November, 2018 - 12:07pm
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I don't know if this is a hybrid,
but it is odd, and doesn't look like a normal Differential Grasshopper. I'm going to put it off in this category so it is easy to find and for others to have a look at. It is possible that it's a species I don't know yet. It also somewhat resembles
M. eumera
, which I doubt occurs so far east (?). And, the thought that it might be
M. differentialis
crossed with something like
M. ponderosus
doesn't seem too far-fetched.
Moved from
Differential Grasshopper
.
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David J. Ferguson
, 13 November, 2009 - 1:25pm
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Moved
Moved from
Spur-throated Grasshoppers
.
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john and jane balaban
, 30 July, 2008 - 10:38pm
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hybrid ?
This is speculation, but if
M. ponderosae
and
M. differentialis
got together and made babies, this is what I would imagine them to look like. The two species do seem closely related.
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David J. Ferguson
, 25 March, 2008 - 12:46pm
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Appears to be Melanoplus differentialis
I can't really see the cerci, which would help, but this appears to be this species, just with somewhat unusual markings. There is a black form (most common in Wyoming and Colorado), in which the hind femur is patterned somewhat like on this one (but everything else is black), so it's not totally "off" for the species. A pretty hopper and a nice shot.
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David J. Ferguson
, 24 March, 2008 - 12:12pm
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Thank you
These are quite common in their season, so I will try to get a better shot of the cerci for better identification.
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Penny Crispin
, 24 March, 2008 - 3:47pm
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your welcome
And, since it was mentioned here, I thought I'd throw in a link to where black specimens are shown at
Pfadt's Fact Sheets
,
Grasshoppers of Colorado
and the
Forestry Images
web sites.
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David J. Ferguson
, 1 April, 2008 - 7:05pm
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