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Bright Green Grasshopper - Schistocerca shoshone
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Bright Green Grasshopper - Schistocerca shoshone
Irvine Park, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
October 24, 2006
Size: ~35mm (medium to large)
Nice color. Found in reeds by newly cleared ground bordering standing water.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 24 October, 2006 - 9:14pm
Last updated 25 October, 2006 - 3:37pm

Green bird grasshopper.
Nice images of Schistocerca shoshone!
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 October, 2006 - 1:38pm

 
Thanks, Eric
This is the first one I've seen.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 October, 2006 - 4:17pm

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