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Florida Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura
Copyright © 2006 April

Florida Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura
Dunedin, Florida, USA
i am not very good at IDing hoppers. any ideas?
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Contributed by April on 7 August, 2006 - 8:17pm
Last updated 31 July, 2008 - 5:40pm

Moved
Moved from Bird Grasshoppers.
… john and jane balaban, 31 July, 2008 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

Schistocerca obscura
A male.
… David J. Ferguson, 19 May, 2008 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 November, 2006 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

Schistocerca sp.
I am confident it's one of the Bird Grasshoppers - genus Schistocerca. I would lean toward S. obscura (Obscure Bird Grasshopper), but it could be any one of several species. I would have to check Capinera's guide, but I believe that S. obscura has long yellow antenna and black or dark blue hind tibae. But then again, I may have dreamt about being able to accurately ID Schistocerca species without detailed analysis.
… Chad Lensbower, 7 August, 2006 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

 
haha, thanks for the help. i'
haha, thanks for the help. i'll look into those if no one else comments.
… April, 8 August, 2006 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

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