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Woodland Grasshopper

Omocestus rufipes

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Field Notes

Description:

The basic coloration of the body varies from light brown to blackish. The dorsal side is usually beige in males, brown or green in females. Pronotum has a white edge. The hindwings are dark in their rear half in the male as in the female. In mature adults the underside of the apex of the abdomen is reddish or orange.The apex of the maxillary palps is almost white. In males the tip of the abomen is red. The males always shows red rear tibias and often red rear femurs.

Habitat:

Woodland edge.

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