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Migratory Grasshopper for PA - Melanoplus sanguinipes - female
Copyright © 2009 Abigail Parker

Migratory Grasshopper for PA - Melanoplus sanguinipes - Female
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 20, 2009
Size: Under 2"
A Bug Guide first for Pennsylvania.

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Contributed by Abigail Parker on 21 July, 2009 - 8:57am
Last updated 29 July, 2009 - 8:24am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Abigail Parker, 29 July, 2009 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

how very odd
I could swear I commented on this one a couple days ago. Anyway, it looks more like M. sanguinipes, which I believe also means red legs. It is a female, which makes certain ID difficult. The "Red-legged Grasshopper" almost always has red hind tibiae, but a lot of others have the same (some always, some only part of the time).
… David J. Ferguson, 22 July, 2009 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Latin names, oh my...
If my high school Latin serves, "femurrubrum" means "ruby-colored femur" and "sanguinipes" means "blood-colored foot." So they are basically both "red legs"!

Either sp. would be a BugGuide first for PA in July. The images aren't very good (out of focus or insect partially concealed), but do you think it's worth moving them to the genus page instead of frassing?
… Abigail Parker, 23 July, 2009 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

 
They're pretty fuzzy
but you can still see them pretty clearly. Since it's a pretty sure thing that they are M. sanguinipes, and there are no records for PA here yet, I'd say they might be useful to post to the species page, but if better ones come along, I'd probably Frass them. It's your call, There are lots of photos already, even if not from PA.
… David J. Ferguson, 28 July, 2009 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Okay, I'd like PA on the map
I'll post to species page, and if better pics from PA show up, these are totally Frassable.

If I see another M. sanguinipes, I'll try to get better pics myself!
… Abigail Parker, 29 July, 2009 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

It could...
But I think Melanoplus sanguinipes has a similar feature.
… Andrew Meeds, 21 July, 2009 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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