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Schistocerca damnifica - male
Copyright © 2007 H Smith

Schistocerca damnifica - Male
Nags Head, Dare County, North Carolina, USA
March 31, 2007
Size: Approx. 35 mm.
The light colored line would seem like a good identifier, but I still don't know.

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Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - male Schistocerca damnifica - male
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Contributed by H Smith on 4 April, 2007 - 8:53am
Last updated 1 October, 2008 - 1:38am

Bird Grasshopper
This looks to be one of the bird grasshoppers, of the Schistocerca genus. I'm not certain of species though. See here for the genus page.
… J.D. Roberts, 4 April, 2007 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

 
Agreed.
This is probably Schistocerca damnifica. I know, I should stop swearing....:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 April, 2007 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with Eric
Not that he needs my confirmation, but the ridge on the pronotum would tend to separate out S. damnifica from the pack. Great photos!
… Ed Corey, 4 April, 2007 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

 
That was
That was pretty damnifica funny Eric. Everyone here at work is wondering why I just started laughing.
That was good. I appreciate the laugh. It's one of those days it was needed.
… J.D. Roberts, 4 April, 2007 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

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