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Gray Bird Grasshopper? - Schistocerca nitens - female

Gray Bird Grasshopper? - Schistocerca nitens - Female
Los Angeles, Baldwin Hills neighborhood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
March 27, 2010
Size: 2.5"
I've seen plenty of these huge grasshoppers in the past few days.

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Moved from ID Request.

Adults of this species often overwinter.
It is one of the "Bird Grasshoppers" - Shistocerca nitens.

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