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| TiCor |
Posted on 15-08-2008 22:15
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 Member Location: Lochristi, Belgium Posts: 71 Joined: 28.07.07 |
These grasshoppers and a 'skin' I found in the South of France (Languedoc-Roussillon). Could somebody help me with the identification? 1. Rhacocleis sp.?  2. 'the skin'...  3. No idea  4. Sphingonotus sp.  5. Empus pennata 
Regards, Tim www.ticor.be |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 15-08-2008 22:18
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
lol. the last one IS NOT grasshoper! Empusa pennata is a mantid. It belongs to the Mantodea order, Empusidae family.  It is not an Orthoptera  |
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| TiCor |
Posted on 15-08-2008 22:21
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Member Location: Lochristi, Belgium Posts: 71 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Now I feel stupid.   Thanks for the correction Jorge! Is your avatar a look-a-like of the Empusa pennata? Edited by TiCor on 15-08-2008 22:24 Regards, Tim www.ticor.be |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 16-08-2008 19:49
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
2. Looks like Anacridium aegyptium. 3. Pezotettix giornai. 4. NOT an Sphingonotus. This is Oedipoda caerulescens (or maybe germanica, but in my zone germanica is extremely rare). Do you remember if do you saw this red or blue when it was flying? 5. Yes, Jorge have the same species in his avatar. In Portugal, Spain and Belgium is unmistakable. In South-East Europe can be mistaked by other two species of the genus: E. fasciata and E. fasciipennis. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 16-08-2008 21:21
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
you can see here the photo of avatar. http://diptera.in...&pid=19976 |
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| TiCor |
Posted on 18-08-2008 00:18
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Member Location: Lochristi, Belgium Posts: 71 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Isidro wrote: 4. NOT an Sphingonotus. This is Oedipoda caerulescens (or maybe germanica, but in my zone germanica is extremely rare). Do you remember if do you saw this red or blue when it was flying? Most of them had blue wings, some of them were reddish. I can't remember which colour the one on the photo had. So I'll keep it on Oedipoda sp. Thank you very much for your help Isidro  @Jorge: Very nice pics!!! Which lens? Regards, Tim www.ticor.be |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 18-08-2008 11:16
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Jorge: never a female! Your nymph of Empusa is clearly a male. |
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