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Large Grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens
Copyright © 2008 Lynette Schimming

Large Grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens
Palm Springs-The Living Desert, Riverside County, California, USA
March 30, 2008
Size: around 40 mm
Another unwanted species in the butterfly garden.

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Large Grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens Large Grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 6 April, 2008 - 12:40pm
Last updated 9 August, 2008 - 9:10pm

Moved
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… David J. Ferguson, 9 August, 2008 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

nice
Can't resist chiming in. It's beautiful!
… David J. Ferguson, 8 April, 2008 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers.
… Lynette Schimming, 7 April, 2008 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

Schistocerca nymph.
Looks to be a nymph (still, despite its hugeness) of Schistocerca nitens. Nice.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 April, 2008 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

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