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Grasshopper on Scorched Tree Trunk, Mississippi - Schistocerca americana
Copyright © 2003 Stephen Cresswell

Grasshopper on Scorched Tree Trunk, Mississippi - Schistocerca americana
Mississippi Sandhill Cranes National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi, USA
May 20, 2003
This handsome grasshopper was resting on a scorched pine tree, several days after a prescribed burn at the Mississippi Sandhill Cranes National Wildlife Refuge. Looking at the Grasshopper pages of the BugGuide, I see a similar photo with the insect identified as American Bird Grasshopper - genus Schistocerca. That one had been photographed in Florida. Anyone who could comment on whether this is Schistocera, and whether we can add a species name, I would be most appreciative!
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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 17 August, 2004 - 5:25am

Moved to guide for S. americana
Neat photo. I just saw and photographed one of these here in NC. I remember seeing your photograph, and wrote a guide for the species.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 2 October, 2004 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

American bird grasshopper
You got it, Schistocerca americana. These are migratory insects that sometimes reach far to the northern portion of the eastern U.S. When I lived in Cincinnati we occasionally saw them right downtown, just across the Ohio River. Really shocking to see something that large in the heart of urbania:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 August, 2004 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

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