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Lactista gibbosus
Copyright © 2000 Lynn Monroe

Lactista gibbosus
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California, USA
May 1, 2000
Size: BL 25.5 mm
We saw this grasshopper at South Culp Valley. It looks like the photo of Tytthotyle maculata in Chapman's Grasshoppers of Deep Canyon, but it's hard to be sure. When I just checked this species on BugGuide, I see that David Ferguson found several in the Yuma area just this spring! We also saw a similar shaped grasshopper, though the color is different, in October. I will post it next.
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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 18 July, 2009 - 4:06pm
Last updated 20 August, 2009 - 11:11pm

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… Charley Eiseman, 20 August, 2009 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

no
It looks like a female Lactista gibbosus.
… David J. Ferguson, 18 July, 2009 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Whoops!
Thanks so much for identifying this. Lactista gibbosous is a pretty common grasshopper. We haven't seen this coloration before.
… Lynn Monroe, 18 July, 2009 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

 
another master of disguise -
this species is
… David J. Ferguson, 20 July, 2009 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

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