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Giant Grasshopper

Tropidacris cristata dux

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Description:

A large (4 - 5 inch) Costa Rican Grasshopper.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago
Giant Grasshopper
Tropidacris cristata dux Giant Brown Cricket: really Grasshopper, Tropidacris dux - What's That Bug?


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bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago

I think this is Tropidacris cristata dux, sometimes also called Tropidacris dux.
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common...

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pamsai
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pamsai

San José, Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 6, 2013
Submitted on Oct 7, 2013

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