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What kind of grasshopper? - Schistocerca obscura
Copyright © 2007 EclecticNature

What kind of grasshopper? - Schistocerca obscura
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
August 25, 2007
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Contributed by EclecticNature on 29 March, 2008 - 6:06pm
Last updated 30 July, 2008 - 10:26pm

Moved
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… john and jane balaban, 30 July, 2008 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

Schistocerca obscura - probably
Based on coloration (greenish with brown tegmina = front wings; near black hind tibia; black spots on hind legs and abdomen), it would seem to be this species. S. alutacea is most similar.
… David J. Ferguson, 19 May, 2008 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

Adult bird grasshopper.
This is a really nice image of an adult bird grasshopper in the genus Schistocerca. Wide individual variation in color and pattern makes species ID extremely problematic. One needs to examine the male genitalia to achieve species ID in many cases.
… Eric R. Eaton, 31 March, 2008 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the ID : )
Thank you for the ID : )
… EclecticNature, 31 March, 2008 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

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