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Leather-colored Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca alutacea)
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Copyright © 2009
Dean Marc
Grasshopper? -
Schistocerca alutacea
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West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
September 12, 2009
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Contributed by
Dean Marc
on 12 September, 2009 - 2:34pm
Last updated 31 January, 2013 - 10:40am
I'm moving him to the S. alutacea page
but I have to qualify it with "while I'm pretty sure, I'm not positive".
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David J. Ferguson
, 3 May, 2012 - 12:24am
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This will be either
Schistocerca alutacea
or
S. obscura
. It's very difficult to be certain which with just this angle. A shot from the side; or, perhaps one showing at least the color of the hind tibiae (spined part of the hind leg) better? I'm leaning toward the
S. alutacea
, based on the coloring, but I'm not sure.
It is a male for sure.
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David J. Ferguson
, 26 October, 2009 - 11:53pm
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Moved
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Abigail Parker
, 9 October, 2009 - 8:50am
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my money goes on Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca
Of some kind. Do you have a side view?
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Andrew Williams
, 12 September, 2009 - 3:03pm
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