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Obscure Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca obscura

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Field Notes

Description:

Grasshopper with herringbone pattern in tibia. Yellow stripe down head and back. Striped eyes.

Habitat:

Urban garden

Notes:

Acrididae (short-horned grasshoppers) in the order Orthoptera

Reference Links:

Obscure Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - Overview, Schistocerca

Species ID Suggestions

Obscure Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca obscura

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Comments (1)
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Acrididae, Cyrtacanthacridinae (Bird Grasshoppers), Schistocerca obscura.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Nature in Yellow
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NWF: Watch for Wildlife!
Mission
Critters of the Midwest

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PublishedAugust 9, 2013

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