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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Monkey Grasshoppers (Eumastacidae) » Morsea » Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper (Morsea californica)
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Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper Nymph - Morsea californica - female
Copyright © 2009 Harsi S. Parker

Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper Nymph - Morsea californica - Female
Webb Canyon, ~2000 ft. elevation, Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 31, 2008
A close-up of the head.

Please see comments on initial linked image.

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Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper Nymph - Morsea californica - female Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper Nymph - Morsea californica - female Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper Nymph - Morsea californica - female Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper Nymph - Morsea californica - female Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper Nymph - Morsea californica - female
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Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 22 December, 2009 - 3:32pm
Last updated 8 December, 2010 - 11:30pm

Moved
Moved from Monkey Grasshoppers.
… David J. Ferguson, 12 February, 2010 - 1:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers.
… Harsi S. Parker, 23 December, 2009 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

Face?
When the first one of these showed up I recall finding a key that asked for distance between antenna bases, a character best seen from in front.
… John F. Carr, 22 December, 2009 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Probably not...
This is the best I've got, and let's be honest -- it's not much! (*smile*)

Good news is that I have another species for this family (that I have yet to post) for which I was able to get a much more detailed set of images showing such anatomical subtleties.
… Harsi S. Parker, 22 December, 2009 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

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