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Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
Photo#236734
Copyright © 2008
Tom Bentley
Grasshopper -
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
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Saguaro National Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 11, 2008
Ok Dave, here is the first of many more.
Contributed by
Tom Bentley
on 28 October, 2008 - 7:31pm
Last updated 29 October, 2008 - 11:53pm
Moved
Moved from
Short-horned Grasshoppers
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Tom Bentley
, 29 October, 2008 - 11:53pm
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
Female. This is basically the "weed" species of the southwest. They tend to be everywhere, and abundant. They also are able to produce multiple generations in a year, so in a good year the numbers can really build. Luckily they seem to be pretty harmless. The swarms of these flying up can make it hard to follow individuals of other species though.
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David J. Ferguson
, 29 October, 2008 - 11:51pm