Species Taeniopoda eques - Horse Lubber

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Horse Lubber Grasshopper - Taeniopoda Eques - Taeniopoda eques

Horse lubber all grown up now - Taeniopoda eques - female

Horse lubber - Taeniopoda eques - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)

Family Romaleidae (Lubber Grasshoppers)

Genus Taeniopoda

Species eques (Horse Lubber)

Identification

Large and shiny, mostly black. Hind margin of pronotum and forewing veins in yellow. Hindwings red with black borders. (1)

Range

Southern Arizona and New Mexico and west Texas, down through Mexico to Costa Rica. (1)

Habitat

Desert shrub and oak areas. Also found around mesquite. (1)

Food

Various shrubs, broadleaf weeds, and dead insects. (1)

Remarks

Rarely seen flying. Males make clacking sound with wings. (1)

Print References

Capinera, p. 150 and plate 32. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States By John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 12 September, 2006 - 7:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, Tom Bentley
Last updated 4 November, 2007 - 1:19pm

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