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Monkey Hopper

Paramastax poecilosoma

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

colorful grasshopper, not 100% sure of the genus

Habitat:

cloudforest, 2400m

Notes:

One of the first monkey grasshoppers I spotted in Colombia. Santuario Otun Quimbaya.

Species ID Suggestions

Monkey hopper

Paramastax poecilosoma

Reference Link
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Comments (10)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Mona and Lauren. I'd say it was about one inch or a little less.

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2013

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