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Saltamontes

Paramastax rosenbergi

Photo by IvanRaga
Published on Project Noah
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4.54855, -75.6691

Field Notes

Habitat:

cañada

Species ID Suggestions

Monkey grasshopper

Eumastax sp.

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Juan DiTrani
1

Monkey face Grasshopper

Paramastax rosenbergi

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Ashish
2

Comments (9)
Ashish
Juan I tried with Family name Eumastacinae...!!
Juan DiTrani
It's a Monkey Grasshopper Nymph (Eumastax). You can also find a picture here http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Eumastacidae
Noe and Pili
Amazing creature! Los colores y la forma son espectaculares :)
IvanRaga
yes, thanks your interest, saltamontes means Grasshopper
Ashish
Hi Mostly I can easily translate all comments to English with Google Chrome browser. Its a Grasshopper.
Ashish
Look like at Juvenile stage... wings are not developed...!!
Carolina
El saltamontes esta divino! Ivan, te aconsejo lo que dice Jonathan. Ya que son especies diferentes es mejor que le hagas un spotting a cada una, pues así es mucho mas fácil, para nuestra comunidad, identificarlas. Si necesitas ayuda con esto no dudes en decirnos! Bienvenido!
Mostly Microbe
Do you know what the colorful insect is in your second photo? Very cool looking!
Jonathan Sequeira
En esta también puedes hacer de cada foto un spotting...el saltamontes esta muy buena

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