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Giant Grasshopper

Tropidacris cristata

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Description:

A large type of grasshopper, with an interesting design and various colors.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Giant Grasshopper
Tropidacris cristata subspecies Tropidacris cristata cristata (Linnaeus, 1758): Orthoptera Species File


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2 Comments

GartvanGennip
GartvanGennip 9 years ago

Thanks, that's the one!

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Romaleidae, Romaleinae, Tropidacrini, Tropidacris sp. and most probably Tropidacris cristata.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/entomopixe...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/2...
http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trop...
http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120911-T...

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GartvanGennip
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GartvanGennip

Belén, Loreto, Peru

Spotted on Feb 18, 2009
Submitted on Jul 5, 2014

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