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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Melanoplinae) » Dactylotini » Dactylotum » Rainbow Grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor)
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Grasshopper found on Native American land north of Albuquerque - Dactylotum bicolor - female
Copyright © 2009 Gavin McCullough

Grasshopper found on Native American land north of Albuquerque - Dactylotum bicolor - Female
Bernallilo, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
July 10, 2009
Size: Approx 2 inches
Really beautiful grasshopper that seems to mimic the local pottery...though I guess the local potter mimics this coloring more. I once, in the same area, found a Black Widow with these colors too.
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Contributed by Gavin McCullough on 8 August, 2009 - 7:23pm
Last updated 11 August, 2009 - 1:41pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 8 August, 2009 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

yes
that's what she is
… David J. Ferguson, 8 August, 2009 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

Painted Grasshopper - Dactylotum bicolor
I think. Wait for somebody else to confirm. They sure are neat looking.

… Andrew Williams, 8 August, 2009 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

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