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Spur-throated Grasshopper

Melanoplus sp.

Photo by room-21525
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Field Notes

Description:

A brown grasshopper on a blade of grass.

Habitat:

In a small prairie near big bluestem at McDole Elementary School.

Species ID Suggestions

Spur-throated Grasshopper

Melanoplus sp.

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BugEric
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Comments (1)
BugEric
There are many, many species in this genus, and close-up images of the tip of the abdomen of *males* are the only way to identify them.

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Outdoor Ed 2013-2014

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2013

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