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Grasshopper - Syrbula admirabilis
Copyright © 2005 Donna Brunet

Grasshopper - Syrbula admirabilis
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
August 23, 2005
Size: <=2"
Can anyone id this grasshopper to any taxon lower than order? If so, I'd really appreciate knowing what field marks you used so next time I can make the id myself. Thanks.
Contributed by Donna Brunet on 17 January, 2006 - 12:59pm
Last updated 23 January, 2006 - 2:55pm

Spectacular.
What a nice portrait! Pretty certain this is a male of Syrbula admirabilis (or genus Syrbula anyway). Females are much larger, and usually GREEN, with darker and lighter stripes. I'd recommend getting the new field guide to U.S. Orthoptera.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 January, 2006 - 5:08pm

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