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Short Horned Grasshopper - Acrididae - Melanoplus differentialis -

Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 16, 2005

Can anyone ID this further than just a Grasshopper nymph? Someone moved this to this folder, I am assuming that it is the correct ID.

Contributed by Bob Moul on 16 November, 2005 - 1:14pm
Last updated 2 August, 2018 - 3:55pm

Moved

Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers.

… Bob Moul, 9 August, 2008 - 6:50am

Melanoplus differentialis

4th instar girl

… David J. Ferguson, 9 August, 2008 - 2:12am

Again,,,,,,

appreciate your help, David. Thanks.

… Bob Moul, 9 August, 2008 - 6:51am

hmmm

This may be a shot in the dark, but I have an image that looks much like this in ID request right now. I'm trying to find out if it's the same this fella:

Genus Melanoplus

… David Kleiman, 2 July, 2007 - 11:51pm

Grasshopper

They are tough to ID. I was just happy to get it in a family. :) Melanoplus is a possibility.

… Bob Moul, 3 July, 2007 - 7:04am

Tough indeed

But is it just me that sees the uncanny similarity between these three images?

… David Kleiman, 3 July, 2007 - 9:07am

No...

I see the similarity but I also know from trying to ID bugs for a couple of years that similarity isn't always good enough. :)

… Bob Moul, 3 July, 2007 - 1:49pm

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