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brown grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens
Copyright © 2008 Gerardine Vargas

brown grasshopper - Schistocerca nitens
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
October 28, 2008
Size: 2 inches
What kind of grasshopper is it? Assuming it's a grasshopper that is.

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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 28 October, 2008 - 11:18am
Last updated 28 October, 2008 - 1:59pm

Gray bird grasshopper.
An adult Schistocerca nitens. Very common here, and quite abundant this year in particular.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 October, 2008 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Belated thanks...:-)
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