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Grasshopper on small cactus
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Grasshopper on small cactus
Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Herbivorous grasshopper in southeast New Mexico.
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Contributed by Wendy on 20 September, 2022 - 9:55am
Last updated 20 September, 2022 - 12:46pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tyler Hedlund, 20 September, 2022 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

Date seen?
This looks like quite the party! You've got Brachystola magna in the bottom left, 1-2 species of Melanoplus (I can't tell if the more colorful one is just that, or if it's a second species). Oh and a harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex sp.) for good measure.
… Tyler Hedlund, 20 September, 2022 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Is that an unusually orange-femured Dactylotum?
… C, 2 April, 2023 - 4:09am login or register to post comments

 
It's Melanoplus sp.
She's lacking the other markings you'd see in Dactylotum and isn't as robust. She also has short wings (though hard to see unless you're an editor and can click for the full size image).
… Tyler Hedlund, 3 April, 2023 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

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