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This is one of the developmental (instar) stages of the
Photographed at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, CA.
Growing on fallen locust.
Large grasshopper resting on a rock with like colors.
Found at the Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway
This enormous bug flew by my head buzzing like a
mating happens around 86-104 degrees. It is poorly named because it is not a ...
It is abundant across the U.S. and southern Canada. They are large and can be ...
An awesome and uncommon black locust ...
Many colloquial names exist for Tibicen species, including
The intensely fragrant (reminiscent of orange blossoms) flowers are white to ...
These small (less than 20 mm) grasshoppers are also called pygmy
This geometrid moth has a black and white wing pattern. Each forewing has a ...
4.4-6.1cm, Hindwing has a clear silver-white patch in the center
The thorns are WICKED and painful!
From Wikipedia:
The Black
1 1/2 - 2 inches. A large grasshopper with a short antennae. Tan or grayish, ...
Butterfly with brown-black wings; hindwing is lobed. Forewing has transparent ...
Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known as the Black
Tree/shrub that grows to 40 feet in height with showy pink flowers.
Forewing in female mottled gray and blackish, slightly translucent. Forewing in ...
The overall color gradually changes from a pinkish-brown or reddish-brown to ...
Wings are brown-black; hindwing is lobed. Forewing has transparent gold spots; ...
Very similar to several other species, and females in particular can be very ...
