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grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - male
Copyright © 2008 Matt Edmonds

grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - Male
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
August 2, 2008
Size: 2 inches
ID please?
Beautiful hopper. I'm guessing this is a male because I'm about to post a larger one that I would guess is the female.
Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 2 August, 2008 - 5:53pm
Last updated 17 July, 2009 - 8:53pm

Moved
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… David J. Ferguson, 1 October, 2008 - 12:44am

Schistocerca obscura
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… David J. Ferguson, 1 October, 2008 - 12:25am

grasshopper - Schistocerca
We found one in our yard the other day. My son caught one today. Ill post a pic in a bit.
… quesodano, 17 August, 2008 - 8:43pm

Bird grasshopper.
Yes, this one is a male...Genus is Schistocerca, but at least three species look like this. Moving to genus page in hopes that Dave Ferguson or another expert can take it to species. Lovely images!
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 August, 2008 - 2:52am

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