Grasshopper (unknown species)
argeheaded grasshopper Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Iowa
Grasshopper in clover and mixed grasses at the Lake Geode Dam in Henry County, Iowa.

Details:  Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/125 second, aperture f13, ISO 400, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, no flash.

 

Selected References:

North Dakota State University. "Phoetaliotes nebrascensis." Insect Fauna of Tallgrass Prairies. <http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/prairieinsects/Orthoptera/O-Pneb.htm > (15 Sep. 2004)

Pfadt Robert E. University of Wyoming , Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center. "Largeheaded Grasshopper." Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers. <http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/grasshopper/phneadul.htm > (15 Sep. 2004)