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Golden Grasshopper - Schistocerca americana - male

Golden Grasshopper - Schistocerca americana - Male
Goliad State Park, Goliad County, Texas, USA
September 3, 2011
Size: About 2"
I actually saw several of these throughout the Pineywoods (on this trip), so I'm assuming it's a fairly common bug.

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Striking yellow morph; or recently molted and pigments have yet to manifest. I'm betting on the former, though. Neat find.

 
American Bird Grasshopper
Thanks, Eric! I was wondering if it might have been a bird grasshopper of some kind!

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