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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) » Gray Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)
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Big bird needs a moniker - Schistocerca nitens
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Big bird needs a moniker - Schistocerca nitens
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
November 12, 2006
Size: <3"
I didn't see the wing color, even after trying to make this hopper fly like a, uh, well, big bird. But at least I have an approximate size and drumstick shot this time.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 12 November, 2006 - 9:10pm
Last updated 13 November, 2006 - 2:57pm

Gray bird grasshopper.
This is a specimen of Schistocerca nitens, a species quite variable in color, though the white streak on the thorax seems relatively consistent. These are very abundant in Tucson this fall.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 November, 2006 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
Guess this one found Tucson too crowded.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 November, 2006 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

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