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RosemaryA Toronto, ON(Zone 5b) Aug 04, 2008

Here it is on Heliotropium arborescens flowers.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 06, 2008

It's difficult to tell because of the angle from which the photo was taken, but this could be a nymph of a short-horned grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in the genus Melanoplus, such as Melanoplus bivittatus - see http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/32584856

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