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Striped-leg Grasshopper

Melanoplus punctulatus

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Field Notes

Description:

female, cream colored & dark brown spots on body and stripes on legs, great camouflage, about 40 mm long

Habitat:

found on old wooden ramp, urban schoolyard

Notes:

other names include Grizzly Locust, Grizzled Grasshopper, Mottled Grasshopper, or Pine Tree Spur-throat grasshopper

Reference Links:

Species Melanoplus punctulatus - Pine Tree Spur-throat Grasshopper - BugGuide.N…

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