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Green Grasshopper - Melanoplus femurrubrum
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Green Grasshopper - Melanoplus femurrubrum
Springfield, Virginia, USA
September 3, 2004
I was watching a grass spider when I saw this grasshopper nearby. It was rather small, and it could be immature since it had very tiny wings. Any help in identifying is appreciated.
Contributed by Richard Leung on 4 September, 2004 - 4:16pm
Last updated 9 August, 2008 - 8:53pm

Melanoplus femurrubrum
A 5th (last) instar nymph.
Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers.
… David J. Ferguson, 9 August, 2008 - 8:53pm

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