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Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper

Achurum carinatum

Description:

Small, Green. Long legs and funky antennae. Elongated, reduced wings. Pale brown to gray, legs sometimes green. Face very slanted, antennae sword-like. Small wings--flightless. No spine between forelegs differentiates from "toothpick grasshoppers" in other subfamilies.

Habitat:

Grasslands

1 Species ID Suggestions

nosed grasshopper
Acrida turrita


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4 Comments

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Yes, Alice, that's it! Thanks, guys!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Long-headed Toothpick grasshopper

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

One of the toothpick grasshoppers?

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

It could be a relative, Eulalia, but the Acrida turrita looks like a European species.

Liam
Spotted by
Liam

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Spotted on May 6, 2010
Submitted on Nov 2, 2011

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