Thursday, March 20, 2014

The Groove-headed Grasshopper

Subfamily Oedipodinae Band-wing Grasshoppers



Groove-headed Grasshopper - Conozoa sulcifrons

NATIVE - status

size: medium

body length - 25-32 mm

body color - brownish with black spur

leg color - femur with 3 dark chevrons, faint red on hind tibia grading to white toward base

wing color - yellowish with black band

habitat cultivated areas, low flats, washes

range - Arizona to California and Utah

months active - March - November










(source:google/http://kern.audubon.org)

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