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Grasshopper

Zonocerus elegans

Description:

I know this is a grasshopper but the one I'm used to see is all-green. I just want to know the specific name as there's lots of them in the cornfields.



1 species ID suggestions

10 Comments

JinkyDee
JinkyDee a year ago

Thanks, Latimeria and MaryEvans2 :)

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 a year ago

cool looking grasshopper, nice spotting and photos

Latimeria
Latimeria a year ago

Elegans, indeed!

JinkyDee
JinkyDee a year ago

Thanks, Craig, for the ID. I appreciate it :)

JinkyDee
JinkyDee a year ago

Hi, Cindy. I removed this from the Hoppers Mission already. Sorry for the confusion.

Hi JinkyDee, this is an awesome grasshopper! Unfortunately The Hoppers mission is only for Leafhoppers, Treehoppers and Planthoppers which are part of the Auchenorrhyncha suborder. Please remove this spotting from the mission but feel free to add any of the above mentioned spottings! :)

craigwilliams
craigwilliams a year ago

I'm no expert on this kind of thing but to my untrained eyes, this does seem to be a pretty good match. Check out the description and pic on this page: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/05/18/t...

JinkyDee
JinkyDee a year ago

Thanks, Craig and Letermagog, but I still have to ID this...

Ietermagog
Ietermagog a year ago

Great close-ups!

craigwilliams
craigwilliams a year ago

Woah, that's amazing!

Arusha, Tanzania

Lat: -3.37, Long: 36.86

Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Feb 5, 2012

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