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Band-winged Grasshopper

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Loads of these grasshoppers about in our wadis and along the coast. About 5 cm in length. Would love to be able to ID so any help is much appreciated.

Habitat:

spotted near the shore along the Gulf of Aqaba coast in Nabq Protected Area.

Notes:

Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Oedipodinae
Maybe Genus: Sphingonotus ?

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PublishedFebruary 13, 2019

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