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Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
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Differential Grasshopper -
Melanoplus differentialis
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Oka Percolation Ponds, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California, USA
September 15, 2007
Size: ~35 mm
Plain, clay-colored grasshopper with short, colorful antennae; femur/tibia parallel to abdomen when at rest. Gender/species?
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Contributed by
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on 23 August, 2009 - 10:30pm
Last updated 24 August, 2009 - 1:02pm
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iNaturalist
, 24 August, 2009 - 1:02pm
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maybe
Melanoplus?
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Andrew Meeds
, 23 August, 2009 - 10:42pm
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Yes.
Adult female differential grasshopper,
Melanoplus differentialis
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Eric R. Eaton
, 24 August, 2009 - 8:42am
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