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elisenator Chicago, IL Jul 07, 2010

perhaps chorotypus gallinaceus? please let me know. if so, I'm having a hard time finding much about this little guy on line.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 08, 2010

Where was this photograph taken? I doubt very much that this is a Chorotypus sp.; but as it is a nymph, getting a positive i.d. will be more difficult than if it were an adult (grasshopper nymphs often appear quite different from adults of the same species).

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elisenator Chicago, IL Jul 08, 2010

Hi Suunto,
It was taken on my back porch in Chicago. If this is a nymph, how much larger will he get?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 08, 2010

This could be a nymph of the Carolina locust (Dissosteira carolina; Orthoptera: Acrididae), in which case the adult could be about 1.5" body length with a wing span of up to 4" - see http://tinyurl.com/2c7fb58 for images and detailed information. This is a very common and widespread species.

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