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Typical Grasshopper?? - Schistocerca obscura - male
Copyright © 2008 Jason Wagner

Typical Grasshopper?? - Schistocerca obscura - Male
Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida, USA
July 18, 2008
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Contributed by Jason Wagner on 18 July, 2008 - 5:13pm
Last updated 17 July, 2009 - 8:59pm

Moved
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… john and jane balaban, 11 August, 2008 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

Schistocerca obscura
male
… David J. Ferguson, 9 August, 2008 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers.
… john and jane balaban, 29 July, 2008 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

Schistocerca sp.
This is one of the "bird grasshoppers" in the genus Schistocerca. At least 2-3 different species look just like this.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 July, 2008 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

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