What kind of grasshopper? - Schistocerca obscura - BugGuide.Net

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What kind of grasshopper? - Schistocerca obscura -

St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
August 25, 2007

Contributed by EclecticNature on 29 March, 2008 - 6:06pm
Last updated 17 July, 2009 - 8:59pm

Moved

Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.

… john and jane balaban, 30 July, 2008 - 10:26pm

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 similar.

… David J. Ferguson, 19 May, 2008 - 5:33pm

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

Thank you for the ID : )

Thank you for the ID : )

… EclecticNature, 31 March, 2008 - 6:00pm

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