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(Female) Yarrow's Grasshopper

Melanoplus yarrowii

Description:

Brown grasshopper with red tibiae with yellow and black.

Habitat:

On a dried plant in a grassy area of coastal scrub.

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3 Comments

Thank you Maria!
Hi Emma, the antenna isn't broken. It's an optical illusion since it's pointing at the camera.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

looks like the antenna broke? Could be a shieldback Katydid.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

very nice series!

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 17, 2012
Submitted on Sep 18, 2012

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