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Possible Conozoa - Arphia sulphurea - female
Copyright © 2008 Troy Mullens

Possible Conozoa - Arphia sulphurea - Female
Ft. Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
June 3, 2008
Size: 1.25 inches
I assume this is a band-winged grasshopper, possible Conozoa.
Positive species ID would be appreciated. This is a very cool bug.
From a distance, it looked like a big bird dropping.
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Contributed by Troy Mullens on 4 June, 2008 - 10:08am
Last updated 29 July, 2009 - 2:15pm

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers.
… Troy Mullens, 29 June, 2008 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

I like it - A. sulphurea
I've seen some other species of Arphia that come close, but never one quite this striking (A. pseudonietana can come close). It is indeed an Arphia, and looks to be a female A. sulphurea.
… David J. Ferguson, 27 June, 2008 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the help
Thank you Dave and Eric for the help in the ID.
I did go back later and found some A. sulphurea. They were all uniform variations of brown to light tan.
… Troy Mullens, 29 June, 2008 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

Neat.
Neat specimen, but I don't think it is a Conozoa. Do wait for Dave Ferguson to reply, but I'm personally leaning toward Arphia. Never seen one with this pattern before, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 June, 2008 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Possible Conozoa or Arphia
Thanks all.
… Troy Mullens, 5 June, 2008 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

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