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Euthystira brachyptera
A female Small Gold Grasshopper (Euthystira brachyptera) on mullein (Verbascum sp.) leaf. Family: Acrididae, Subfamily: Gomphocerinae. Euthystira brachyptera can reach a length of 13–26 mm. The body color is shiny yellow-green. The wings of the males reach the center of the abdomen,while the wings of the females are very small and usually purplish.
Deciduous woodland edge.
Spotted on Jul 15, 2017
Submitted on Jul 21, 2017
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