Schistocerca obscura

Schistocerca obscura
Adult, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae
Tribe: Cyrtacanthacridini
Genus: Schistocerca
Species:
S. obscura
Binomial name
Schistocerca obscura
(Fabricius, 1798[1])

Schistocerca obscura, the obscure bird grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species occurs in the United States, from Maryland south to Florida and west to Arizona.[2]

  • Obscure Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - dorsal view
    Obscure Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - dorsal view
  • front view
    front view
  • side view
    side view

References

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  1. ^ "Obscure Bird Grasshopper - Encyclopedia of Life".
  2. ^ "Bug Eric: The Obscure Bird Grasshopper". 12 December 2013.
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