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Band-Winged Grasshopper

Oedipodinae

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

I heard this grasshopper fly away when I was walking on the trail along the Oakland Estuary. I almost could not find it because it was so well camouflaged in the dirt. It was only about 1.5 inches long.

Habitat:

Oakland Estuary trail path.

Notes:

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/ghopper/band.pdf

Reference Links:

EOL: Orthoptera, Grasshopper, Subfamily Oedipodinae - Band-winged Grasshoppers - BugGuide.Net

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