Not sure, but I may have found the older version of the tiny #Melanoplus grasshopper I photographed a few weeks ago.

If so, it's twice as big now but still has that small dark dot on the eyes.

There are dark spots under the wings as well and a bright green pronotum.

New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectConsDiv reports on spatial prediction of #Melanoplus differentialis using an ensemble of multiple #SpeciesDistributionModels
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70002

#Orthoptera #SpeciesDistribution #InvasiveSpecies
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