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This is actually a short-winged adult female of a spur-throated grasshopper, genus Melanoplus. Only males can be successfully identified (in most species), by examining their external genitalia.
Semi desert
Spotted on Nov 11, 2012
Submitted on Nov 30, 2012
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Thank you BugEric for the ID
This is actually a short-winged adult female of a spur-throated grasshopper, genus Melanoplus. Only males can be successfully identified (in most species), by examining their external genitalia.