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Ephippiger ephippiger

Ephippiger ephippiger

Description:

In this genus grasshoppers have very small wings, the pronotum resembles a saddle (the Latin name ephippium means 'saddle of horse '). The atrophied wings of Ephippiger species are unfit to flight and only used for the emission of sounds

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3 Comments

PatriciaPi
PatriciaPi 11 years ago

I really don't know!! they are very similar!!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Katydid or Bush Cricket.....
You have reminded my spotting...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/636...

PatriciaPi
PatriciaPi 11 years ago

Steropleurus perezii or Ephippiger ephippiger??
Does anyone know?

PatriciaPi
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PatriciaPi

Jalón/Xaló, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Oct 3, 2012

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