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Long-headed toothpick grasshopper

Achurum carinatum

Description:

3/4" long stickbug?

Habitat:

Rainforest

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7 Comments

My Dog
My Dog 10 years ago

I suspect this is not Achurum carinatum, whose distribution is limited to southeastern United States; see
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common...

This is more likely to be Omura congrua, which is found in northern South America; see
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common...

The colour ranges from light brown to green in different individuals, and females have a wider body than males.

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Ur welcome Karen :)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Agnes - it looks like a match!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Looks like the Longheaded Toothpick Grasshopper - Achurum carinatum (http://bugguide.net/node/view/390110), but I am not sure if this is the correct species name for your region.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob & Stephen!

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 11 years ago

some sort of katydid or grasshopper?

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

It is a type of horned grasshopper. Not sure of the species. Beautiful find!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 4, 2012
Submitted on Dec 8, 2012

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