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Narrow-winged Sand Grasshopper

Melanoplus angustipennis

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Desert

Notes:

Note the blue tibia and orange femur in second picture.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Davidbygott
Melanoplus for sure, but there are so many species! http://bugguide.net/node/view/5379/bgpage?from=0

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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedOctober 7, 2014

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