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Differential Grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis

Spotting Image 1

Description:

About 1" long

Habitat:

My porch at night

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4 Comments

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

might be 'Differential grasshopper'
Ref : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differentia...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1173/bgima...

KarenFaye
KarenFaye 11 years ago

Thanks Atul and Argy! This guy, as with most of my spottings, was seen on my porch late at night, so I just posted and went to bed. I just looked him up. Apparently, the herringbone pattern on the back legs is exclusive to the differential grasshopper.

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Wow! What a fantastic grasshopper! Have you tried to find it's name yet?

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Atul
Atul 11 years ago

wow lovely yellow !

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KarenFaye
Spotted by
KarenFaye

Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA

Spotted on Jun 29, 2012
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012

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