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Bird grasshopper

Schistocerca

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Description:

Never seen one completely yellow. No black in any part or any other color, just yellow. About 50 mm (2 inches)

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago
Bird grasshopper (nymph)
Genus Shistocerca Genus Schistocerca - Bird Grasshoppers - BugGuide.Net


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9 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Gracias Gerardo

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Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Grate spotting Luis

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thank you Cindy and Goody, at the same time, for theID.

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Cool!

misako
misako 12 years ago

cool!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Ha! Well I guess the odds are pretty good on the genus then :)

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago

Cindy and I posted at the same time! :-) Shistocerca is my best guess of genus based on what I see.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

This looks like a nymph of a Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca sp). You may want to start looking at your local resources for this genus.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thank you Ismael and Goody

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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 19, 2010
Submitted on Feb 18, 2012

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