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short horned grasshopper (acrididae) - Chortophaga viridifasciata
Copyright © 2006 Dennis Llewellyn

short horned grasshopper (acrididae) - Chortophaga viridifasciata
mattoon, an unplowed field, shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
April 15, 2006
saw this the other day , hes very cool looking , wanted to share him and see if i identified him correctly.
Contributed by Dennis Llewellyn on 18 April, 2006 - 11:42am
Last updated 1 July, 2012 - 1:54pm

Moved
Moved from Green-striped Grasshopper.
… David J. Ferguson, 1 July, 2012 - 1:54pm

Yes.
Chortophaga viridifasciata nymph. Adults should be present as well by now, or will be shortly. THE common springtime grasshopper in the eastern U.S.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 April, 2006 - 12:31pm

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