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Big hopper - Schistocerca lineata
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Big hopper - Schistocerca lineata
Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve, Will County, Illinois, USA
July 29, 2007
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 29 July, 2007 - 9:36pm
Last updated 1 August, 2007 - 10:16am

Moved
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… Tom Bentley, 1 August, 2007 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

Bird grasshopper.
This is a great image of a species of Schistocerca. Not sure if we can get it to species or not, but outstanding clarity here helps a lot:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 July, 2007 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric...if any it looks
Thanks Eric...if any it looks like the Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura. It had a big strip down its back.
… Tom Bentley, 30 July, 2007 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually I take that back...w
Actually I take that back...was looking the Wisconsin DNR site to see if they had any info. Looks more like the Schistocerca lineata. Habitat was right too..sand blow outs. Page 25 http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/publications/GGW_species2.pdf
… Tom Bentley, 30 July, 2007 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

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