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Chortophaga viridifasciata viridifasciata
Small, bright green grasshopper.
Openish grassy area
@J, could this be similar? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/161....
Oh, and this is possibly the subspecies Chortophaga viridifasciata viridifasciata.
Nice spotting! Chortophaga viridifasciata is called the Northern Green-striped Grasshopper, but it is found all over the East Coast. Yours is the green variation I've been looking for!