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Chortophaga viridifasciata nymph
green and purple grasshopper
suburban backyard
Spotted on Apr 9, 2013
Submitted on Apr 9, 2013
3 Comments
I agree with bayucca, I believe this is a Chortophaga viridifasciata nymph. Very pretty!
Some links I forgot:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/177342/bgi...
http://blog.hmns.org/2010/02/a-valentine...
Pink adult: http://bugguide.net/node/view/22235
Chortophaga viridifasciata nymph?? Not sure, the only pink grasshopper I know. Mostly females are pinkish. Please, verify.