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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Lubber Grasshoppers (Romaleidae) » Toad Lubbers (Phrynotettix) » Robust Toad Lubber (Phrynotettix robustus)
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Unknown Orthoptera? - Phrynotettix robustus
Copyright © 2013 James Lopez

Unknown Orthoptera? - Phrynotettix robustus
n. of Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA
November 12, 2013
Looking to identify this insect for a friend in Austin, Texas.
Thanks in advance!
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Contributed by mmoss on 14 November, 2013 - 3:44am
Last updated 14 November, 2013 - 3:06pm

That location makes sense
These overwinter as nymphs and mature around February / March. Some apparently live a long time, and are still hopping around as adults the following autumn.
… David J. Ferguson, 14 November, 2013 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Updated Location
Thanks for the help and warm welcome!
From James, "(image)Shot just to east of the north entrance of Big Bend National Park. Coahuilan desert terrain".
… mmoss, 14 November, 2013 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

a nymph of a Toad Lubber Grasshopper - Phrynotettix robustus
I removed the location "Austin" from the data section, since I'm pretty sure this was not taken in that area. If you know the location for sure, and the date, it would be good to add it. It should have been somewhere much further west. Perhaps your friend took a trip to the Big Bend area or Guadalupe Mountains?

Moved from Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids.
… David J. Ferguson, 14 November, 2013 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

Please click on "edit"...
...and fill in the date field with the date this was seen by your friend.

Thanks--and welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 November, 2013 - 5:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 14 November, 2013 - 4:58am login or register to post comments

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