Only imperfect specimens are available of this species and they are discounted to 50% the normal price. By imperfect we mean slightly frayed wing-tips and/or a missing toe or bit of antenna or a combination thereof.
Buy this dead insect for local school collection projects in the following states though they probably occur also in unlisted neighboring states to some extent.
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Taxonomy | Body Length | ~40-58 mm | ||
Kingdom | Animalia | Wingspan | n/a | |
Phylum | Arthropoda | Life Stage | Adult, imperfect specimens only | |
Class | Insecta | Status | Frozen | |
Order | Orthoptera | Bugguide Info. | ||
Family | Acrididae | |||
Subfamily | Cyrtacanthacridinae | |||
Genus | Shistocerca | |||
Species | americana | |||
Common Name | American Bird Grasshopper |