Red-shanked Grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes)
(Class Insecta, Order Orthoptera)
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Red-shanked Grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes)

General: Red-shanked Grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes) are grasshoppers with short antennae, bands on the wings, and red on the inside of the legs.

Taxonomy: Class Insecta; Order Orthoptera; Suborder Caelifera; Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers); Subfamily Oedipodinae (Band-winged Grasshoppers)

Note: species identification not confirmed.

Red-shanked Grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes)
adult (has wings)
Red-shanked Grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes)
nymph (no wings)
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Red-shanked Grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes) more to come ...

 
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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