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Northern green-striped grasshopper

Chortophaga viridifasciata viridifasciata

Notes:

I usually find grasshoppers hard to photograph as they take flight whenever I get close enough for macro. This guy was an exception to the rule - He was hanging out on a stem & I was trying to gently move a blade of grass out of the way so I could get a clear shot when he hopped onto my hand. After checking me out for a few seconds, he proceeded to start chomping away at my fingers - hard! He showed no signs of wanting to leave & I had quite a job to encourage him to release his grip on my fingers! It made for some funny macros though!

1 Species ID Suggestions

Northern Green-striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata viridifasciata Grasshopper - Chortophaga viridifasciata - BugGuide.Net


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8 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Wonderful grasshopper Karen! I'm pretty sure this is Chortophaga viridifasciata, and the Northern subspecies, viridifasciata.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Luc!

LucBertrand
LucBertrand 11 years ago

Very nice serie ! spectacular macro :))

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

:) Thanks Carol!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

A man eating (I mean woman eating) Grasshopper. Great photos!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Hehe it certainly is Sergio! I'm guessing he was after the salts on my skin but he wasn't gentle at all!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Wow, a carnivore grasshopper!!! Tennessee must be a very dangerous place to live at!!!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on May 6, 2012
Submitted on May 7, 2012

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