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Black and Yellow Grasshopper - Romalea microptera - female
Copyright © 2007 Adam

Black and Yellow Grasshopper - Romalea microptera - Female
Hollywood, Florida, USA
Contributed by Adam on 5 March, 2007 - 9:12pm
Last updated 18 December, 2008 - 5:38pm

several of these
I've got several of these out front, some even with red/orange lines. The ones i've seen are bigger though.
… lorcan1525, 27 May, 2013 - 5:55pm

Black and Yellow Grasshopper?
I have a lot of these little guys in my yard by my trees! How do I get rid of them and what are they after?
… jackieweeks14, 8 May, 2010 - 5:48pm

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets.
… Eric R. Eaton, 31 May, 2007 - 3:41pm

Romalea guttata
This is an Eastern Lubber Grasshopper nymph (Romalea guttata).
… Philip Chaon, 5 March, 2007 - 10:04pm

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