Size: 15-27 mm.
General distribution: E. United States, SW to New Mexico, S. to S. Mexico.
Distribution in New Mexico: Lincoln.
Habitat: Fence lines, roadsides, lakes, ponds, etc.
Host: Coarse grasses.
Adults Present: July-September.
Notes: A short-winged, green, brown or green and brown, slant-faced grasshopper, found primarily in the eastern United States. Not economically important.
Reference: Otte 1981.
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