two-stripe grasshopper eating ranger's buttons

July 13, 2021 • Bandit Spring, Ochoco National Forest • Crook County, Oregon

Coordinates: 44.48851,-120.39777
two-stripe grasshopper eating ranger's buttons (Melanoplus bivittatus, Sphenosciadium capitellatum (Angelica capitellata)) [Bandit Spring, Ochoco National Forest, Crook County, Oregon]
Filename: 20210713-161642.jpg 1340x1786 pixels, ISO 200, f9.0 @ 1/640 sec
Melanoplus bivittatus, Sphenosciadium capitellatum (Angelica capitellata)

Apparently this is probably the 4th "instar" of this grasshopper, one molt away from adulthood.

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