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Trimerotropis pallidipennis
Band-winged grasshopper, 40-45 mm in length or so, marked as shown. Hind tibia ("shin") is yellow. Hind wing, exposed in flight, is pale yellow with dark band.
Found on arid ridge above the reservoir, with grasses, yucca, herbs, shrubs, scattered cedar trees.
Central Kansas represents the eastern limit of this grasshopper's geographic range.
Spotted on May 13, 2013
Submitted on May 17, 2013
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