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Schistocerca nitens
Immature grasshopper with wings just starting to develop. Eyes are tan with vertical stripes. Hind legs are banded. "Markings variable, but coloration is in shades of gray and/or brown, and with a pale lower margin to the lateral lobes of the pronotum. Usually rather grizzled looking. Distinctly different looking from all other species with which it can be found."
Goldenbush along trail. "Southwest, from Texas to California and north into Nevada, sw. Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. South into South America."
Spotted on Jul 6, 2013
Submitted on Jul 7, 2013
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