Schistocerca obscura

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Schistocerca obscura
Adult, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scientific 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]

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  Obscure Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca obscura - dorsal view

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  front view

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  side view

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