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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives (Tettigoniidea) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Shield-backed Katydids (Tettigoniinae) » Capnobotes » Sooty Longwing (Capnobotes fuliginosus)
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Big grasshopper - Capnobotes fuliginosus - male
Copyright © 2012 Emily Tenczar

Big grasshopper - Capnobotes fuliginosus - Male
Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 20, 2012
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Contributed by Emily Tenczar on 23 August, 2012 - 10:00pm
Last updated 24 August, 2012 - 4:39pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 August, 2012 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

Capnobotes (Sooty Longwing)
Male Capnobotes fulginosus. I doubt you found it in Tucson proper, however. It usually occurs at higher elevations. Tucson "foothills" are not in the city limits. My apologies if I am incorrect concerning exactly where you found this.
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 August, 2012 - 11:30pm login or register to post comments

 
It was at the Hilton El Conqu
It was at the Hilton El Conquistador off oracle road.
… Emily Tenczar, 24 August, 2012 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

 
Yep.
More like Oro Valley, judging by the map. I'm sorry, I lived in Tucson proper for ten years and know that the slightest change in elevation and geography translates to wildly different flora and fauna. We need to be much more specific in our location data here on Bugguide.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 August, 2012 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes Thank you! I was trying t
Yes Thank you! I was trying to remember Oro Valley for the other photos but the address for the hotel says Tucson.
… Emily Tenczar, 24 August, 2012 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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