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Rusty Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca rubiginosa
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Rusty Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca rubiginosa
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 10, 2005
Size: about 45mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 12 September, 2005 - 10:24pm
Last updated 19 May, 2008 - 7:16pm

Moved
Moved from Rusty Bird Grasshopper.
… tom murray, 19 May, 2008 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

Schistocerca rubiginosa
It can be debated just which are distinct species and which are mearly varieties of the same species, but in the strict sense, this is S. rubiginosa, which ranges from Iowa, Minnesota, and New England to Florida.
… David J. Ferguson, 19 May, 2008 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

Thanks Ed!
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… tom murray, 12 March, 2007 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

Schistocerca sp.
Well, this is certainly a 'bird' grasshopper in the genus Schistocerca, but I've never seen one that large with that color pattern. Interesting!
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 September, 2005 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

 
S. lineata or S. alutacea?
This could be either the Spotted Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca lineata) or perhaps the brown form of the Alutacea Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca alutacea). I believe that S. lineata is the larger of the two species, but I make be mistaken.
… Chad Lensbower, 23 August, 2006 - 11:57pm login or register to post comments

 
S. alutacea
Based on range and thickness of the front and middle tibiae (Capinera et al.), I'd go with the Leather-colored Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca alutacea). This image matches my image from Fort Fisher almost perfectly, so a 100% confirmation would be great.

Ed
… Ed Corey, 12 March, 2007 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

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