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unknown grasshopper - Schistocerca
Copyright © 2007 Matthew Priebe

unknown grasshopper - Schistocerca
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas, USA
July 13, 2007
Size: 1 2/3 inches long
I dearly hope someone can ID this extraordinary species. As these 2 pictures show, individuals varied in the amount of black spotting. I checked Poecilotettix pantherina, but have ruled that out. I can find nothing to match. They were abundant in the pristine tallgrass prairie protected in the Flint Hills area of eastern Kansas. One of the most insect rich areas imaginable, especially in midsummer.

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Contributed by Matthew Priebe on 17 August, 2007 - 4:23pm
Last updated 11 September, 2007 - 3:55pm

Schistocerca lineata
While the nymphs are very difficult to identify, the location and habitat make it almost certain that this is the species. The long antennae alone would narrow it down to this or S. obscura.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 October, 2008 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much.
I had almost given up on this one, as no one had a species ID. Very much appreciated!
… Matthew Priebe, 2 November, 2008 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

 
you're welcome
I'm not willing to put a species on most of these nymphs, at least not until I learn a lot more. But, every now and then one stands out that I can identify.
… David J. Ferguson, 3 November, 2008 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 September, 2007 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

Schisto
May be a Birdwing nymph. As in my shot
… Herschel Raney, 18 August, 2007 - 2:16am login or register to post comments

 
Very similar
The one you show is less spotted but overall very close, that my well be it.
… Matthew Priebe, 20 August, 2007 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

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