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Some kind of grasshopper
Eden Mill Nature Center
Spotted on Sep 4, 2012
Submitted on Sep 6, 2012
1 Comment
Nice spot! This is a species of Grasshopper (probably Genus Melanoplus). I am leaning towards the Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis). Take a look and see what you think:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/5380
If you click on the "images" tab on the bugguide page you can compare yours to the other ones there. This species has some variation in color.