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Two-striped Grasshopper (female)

Melanoplus bivittatus

Photo by BeccaYonev
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Two-striped Grasshopper (female)

Melanoplus bivittatus

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BugEric
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Comments (4)
BugEric
She's ovipositing, too. Her abdomen is sunk into the soil in your image.
JoshuaGSmith
Possibly a member of genus Melanoplus. Here is a Canadian article on grasshopper identification: http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/rsv13511/$FILE/Mar11_2008_grasshopper_book_DJ.pdf

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2015

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