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Spur-throated Grasshopper

Melanoplus sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Small rusty colored nymph about 7mm long with rusty spots on light eyes. The antennae are short. This is a young grasshopper (nymph). The wings are just starting to develop and have a dark spot on them.

Habitat:

California Bush Sunflower in chaparral

Reference Links:

Genus Melanoplus - BugGuide.Net

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Living Wild in the Chaparral

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PublishedMay 22, 2019

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