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Red-legged Grasshopper

Melanoplus femurrubrum

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

about 1.5"

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this grasshopper at Baden Powell park. The brighter pictures are with the flash.

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Comments (4)
emj.patterson
Great use of the flash, really brings out the details!
AmberLundeen
Red-legged Grasshopper -Melanoplus femurrubrum http://bugguide.net/node/view/229487

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PublishedAugust 27, 2011

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