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Differential Grasshoppers - Melanoplus differentialis - male - female

Differential Grasshoppers - Melanoplus differentialis - Male Female
Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA
August 16, 2012
These were in gardens in the suburbs of Minneapolis.

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Looks like Melanoplus differentialis. The femur pattern is distinctive in this species. Many male Melanoplus are difficult to id without a decent shot of the cerci and as I am learning, females are practically impossible!

 
Great!
Thanks very much!

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