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Rusty Red Grasshopper - Chortophaga viridifasciata
Copyright © 2009 Towhee

Rusty Red Grasshopper - Chortophaga viridifasciata
Boerne, Kendall County, Texas, USA
June 20, 2009
Size: 1.5 inches (est)
Here is an enlarged photo of the grasshopper.

In the enlarged photo you can see an ant either attacking the grasshopper or ???

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Rusty Red Grasshopper - Chortophaga viridifasciata Rusty Red Grasshopper - Chortophaga viridifasciata
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Contributed by Towhee on 23 June, 2009 - 2:36pm
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 11:44pm

Okay, probably not Schistocerca...
The eyes are quite different in pattern, and their shape and position on the head resemble a different genus. (Which I'm not naming now in case I'm wrong!)

I'm off to look up Texas orthoptera...
… Abigail M. Parker, 23 June, 2009 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

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