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Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Bright and shiny, yellow, juvenile grasshopper that just molted its exoskeleton.

Habitat:

Evergreen bush in backyard this evening

Notes:

The moulted shell (exuviae) can be seen at my other spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/37095232

Reference Links:

Genus Schistocerca - Bird Grasshoppers - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Emma, I suspect this is a Gray Bird Grasshopper (pending confirmation). If so, there is some variation in coloration. Since this one just moulted, it hasn't darkened yet. Here's a juvenile with different coloration: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/30961037 and an adult at: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17522052
HemaShah
what is the color when they are not molted?

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PublishedAugust 20, 2013

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