Vagrant Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens
The adult vagrant grasshopper inhabits deserts, scrublands, roadsides, and gardens across warm dry regions. It eats a wide variety of grasses, leaves, and other plant material, moving between patches by strong jumps and short flights. When disturbed, it often launches suddenly into the air before settling back into cover. Its gray-brown patterning provides excellent camouflage on bark, gravel, and dry vegetation.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Vagrant Grasshopper
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