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Orange grasshopper - Schistocerca
Copyright © 2008 StormCoat

Orange grasshopper - Schistocerca
La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
September 7, 2008
Size: about 2"
Found this grasshopper while out for a walk yesterday. Can anyone identify it?

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Orange grasshopper - Schistocerca Orange grasshopper - Schistocerca
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Contributed by StormCoat on 8 September, 2008 - 3:22am
Last updated 25 September, 2008 - 2:03am

a female
and I think that based on the location and the dark bars on the hind femora (thighs), this is S. nitens.
… David J. Ferguson, 7 October, 2009 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

Nymph of bird grasshopper.
This is the nymph (wing pads) of a bird grasshopper, genus Schistocerca. Note large size for a nymph, plus the striped eyes.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 September, 2008 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi,
thanks so much for the info. I am still very new to insect study. Are the striped eyes indicative of anything particular?
… StormCoat, 8 September, 2008 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

 
?
Not sure what you mean. It is just one clue to the identity of the genus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 September, 2008 - 2:02am login or register to post comments

 
Oh, I see...
I didn't realize that you meant the striped eyes were particular to this genus. Thanks, I get it now.
… StormCoat, 25 September, 2008 - 2:07am login or register to post comments

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