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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Bird Grasshoppers (Cyrtacanthacridinae) » Bird Grasshoppers (Schistocerca) » White-lined Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca albolineata)
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Schistocerca? - Schistocerca albolineata - male
Copyright © 2006 Bob Beatson

Schistocerca? - Schistocerca albolineata - Male
Tumamoc Hill, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 19, 2006
Size: 2in
Perched atop a Paloverde branch. After perusing a few guide pages, a Schistocerca species I'm guessing? 2 images.

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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 19 August, 2006 - 2:00pm
Last updated 21 August, 2009 - 2:37pm

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets.
… Lynette Elliott, 22 October, 2006 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

I'm green with envy over your
I'm green with envy over your local grasshoppers. I have searched quite a bit for Schistocerca species, with no luck finding them. Love the photos - they're the only way I think I'll ever see these beautiful hoppers!
… Chad Lensbower, 23 August, 2006 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Hello Chad
Some of them are handsome little beasts. I thought Schistocerca was distributed nearly world-wide, where in the world are you?
… Bob Beatson, 23 August, 2006 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm in Pennsylvania. Suppose
I'm in Pennsylvania. Supposedly, several Schistocerca species grace our state, but I have yet to see a single one. But I search on. If only there were a reliable way to attract them to me...
… Chad Lensbower, 23 August, 2006 - 10:54pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
S. alutacea if I recall correctly. So they're back again! Look for swarms of these at lights at night. Let me know if you want company in the field, Bob. I don't have a car....Bugeric@webtv.net
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 August, 2006 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Could it be S. albolineata?
On Hojun Song's website, Schistocerca Information Site, the picture looks very similar to the White-lined Bird Grasshopper S. albolineata. And Capinera, et.al (1) indicate on the range map that the White-lined Bird Grasshopper can be found in AZ. Obviously, since I've never even seen either of these critters, I have nothing but the photos to go on. Could it be the White-line Bird Grasshopper?
… Chad Lensbower, 23 August, 2006 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm pretty sure it's Alboline
I'm pretty sure it's Albolineata, judging by its coloration.
… BirdwingFan, 19 October, 2006 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Your guess is as good as/prob
Your guess is as good as/probably better than mine. As I said before, I've never even seen any of the Schistocerca species live, so I only have photos and field guides to draw my conclusions. I say we go with albolineata and make a new species page. Yeah - the White-lined Bird Grasshopper! - Yeah!
… Chad Lensbower, 19 October, 2006 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

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