unknown grasshopper - Dichromorpha viridis - BugGuide.Net

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Slant-faced Grasshoppers (Gomphocerinae) » Orphulella Group » Dichromorpha » Short-winged Green Grasshopper (Dichromorpha viridis)

Photo#1000208

Copyright © 2014 Lena Struwe

unknown grasshopper - Dichromorpha viridis -

Hopewell, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
September 20, 2014

Contributed by Lena Struwe on 23 September, 2014 - 10:11am
Last updated 30 September, 2014 - 11:19am

Moved

Moved from Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids.

… metrioptera, 30 September, 2014 - 11:19am

male Dichromorpha viridis

.

… David J. Ferguson, 30 September, 2014 - 10:28am

Moved for expert attention

Moved from ID Request.
Something in the gomphocerinae, infected with a parasitic fungus. More examples here

… metrioptera, 23 September, 2014 - 11:04am

How can you tell that it has

How can you tell that it has a parasitic fungus? Actually, it never moved once, so it might be dead.

… Lena Struwe, 23 September, 2014 - 4:33pm

It looks bleached, and the eyes are blank - indicators of a dead critter. The fact that it's unmoving and up on a plant stem are also good indicators that a fungus took control of it and forced it to crawl upward so that it could release its spores.

… metrioptera, 23 September, 2014 - 6:07pm

Thanks!

Thanks!

… Lena Struwe, 11 October, 2014 - 9:03pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: