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Hopping Guy - Schistocerca shoshone
Copyright © 2008 Melinda

Hopping Guy - Schistocerca shoshone
San Bernardino County, California, USA
July 19, 2008
Size: 3/4 to 2 inch
I have seen these (eating my flowers). I have seen them various sizes, from 3/4 inch up to about 2 inches. The are very strong hoppers.

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Hopping Guy - Schistocerca shoshone Hopping Guy - Schistocerca shoshone
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Contributed by Melinda on 20 July, 2008 - 3:01am
Last updated 11 August, 2008 - 9:20am

Moved
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… john and jane balaban, 11 August, 2008 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers.
… john and jane balaban, 29 July, 2008 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

Nymph, they get bigger:-)
This is a nymph of one of the bird grasshoppers in the genus Schistocerca, possibly S. nitens. Adults can exceed three inches.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 July, 2008 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

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