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Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus)
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Melanoplus bivittatus femoratus
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Copyright © 2010
Molly Jacobson
unusual coloring? -
Melanoplus bivittatus
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Merrimack, Hillsobrough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 21, 2010
Weird color variation of
Melanoplus bivittatus
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Contributed by
Molly Jacobson
on 22 August, 2010 - 2:49pm
Last updated 15 September, 2013 - 1:13pm
Moved
Moved from
Two-Striped Grasshopper
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David J. Ferguson
, 15 September, 2013 - 1:13pm
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Molly Jacobson
, 23 August, 2010 - 8:38am
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yes, a Two-stripe Grasshopper
The coloring is a tad unusual, the purplish and yellowish are interesting together; kind'a pretty in a "hopper" sort'a way. It wouldn't look all that out of place in most western populations (except that the hind tibiae are red, which is an eastern/northern/coastal thing).
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David J. Ferguson
, 23 August, 2010 - 12:19am
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