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Field Notes

Description:

A normal sized grasshopper, about an inch long, very well camouflaged in an old garden, brownish tan in color with some black markings on legs and other parts.

Habitat:

An old garden that hasn't been taken care of for a long time, the garden was filled with dead leaves, dry dirt, and rocks.

Species ID Suggestions

Pasture Grasshopper

Orphulella speciosa

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BugEric
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Comments (2)
BugEric
I still can't totally rule out the Spotted-wing Grasshopper, Orphulella pelidna. More detailed images would help, as would more information on whether the habitat was moist or dry.

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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013

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