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Carolina Locust (female)

Dissosteira carolina

Photo by James McNair
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Species ID Suggestions

Differential Grasshopper Nymph

Melanoplus differentialis

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Miguel.Denyer
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Comments (3)
James McNair
Thanks ForestDragon, I unfortunately did not see wings.
ForestDragon
Pretty little grasshopper, however, this is different looking than a Differential Grasshopper. I think more likely you have something from Genus Arphia. Did you happen to see the wing color? Here is a link: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7881/bgpage Compare your grasshopper to this image of Melanoplus differentialis: http://bugguide.net/node/view/584548

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Insects and Arachnids of Florida
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2014

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