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tropidacris cristata
approx. 3 1/2 inches long
spotted in shurb on grounds of hostel
I thought I had remembered this from the Insect Museum at the University of Costa Rica, San Pedro--just couldn't recall the name.
I think it is Tropidacris cristata, Giant Grasshopper. I saw some additional names like Giant Red Wing Grasshopper, but I think it is not Red-winged Grasshopper. That one would be an Arphia sp. from US.
http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/09...
Spotted on Jan 15, 2012
Submitted on Feb 15, 2012
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