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Admirable grasshopper (male)

Syrbula admirabilis

Description:

Females typically green/brown, males may be blackish. Forewings have wavy (crenulate) pattern on leading edge, visible when folded, especially in female. Males fly well, but females poorly, often leap to escape. (information from BugGuide)

Habitat:

Open grassland

Notes:

Also known as the handsome grasshopper. Here is a link to a spotting of a female: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/152...

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1 Comment

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Nice photo!

Aaron_G
Spotted by
Aaron_G

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Sep 10, 2010
Submitted on Dec 20, 2012

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