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Red-legged Grasshopper

Schistocerca obscura

Photo by Dominic8
Published on Project Noah
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ForestDragon
I believe the genus you are looking for is Melanoplus: https://bugguide.net/node/view/5379 Schistocerca obscura or the Obscure Bird Grasshopper looks a bit different: https://bugguide.net/node/view/5009
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PublishedOctober 24, 2018

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