February 22nd, 2023 at 12:45PM

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natureisthegreatestartist:

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Can this be real? Yes indeed. Itโ€™s a painted grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor), native to North America. Arty and awesome, right?

iโ€™m 99% sure this is a Poekilocerus pictus grasshopper nymph

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this is an adult female Dactylotum bicolor (picture by Richard C. Hoyer on bugguide)

Agreed! The first photo, Poekilocerus pictus, is found primarily in India. Adults are super pretty!

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Photos by rameshshenai

Dactylotum bicolor is usually called the rainbow grasshopper rather than painted, but you know how common names are.

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    Can this be real? Yes indeed. It's a painted grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor), native to North America. Arty and...
3,742 notes Source: twitter.com #i was surprised that this was a North American species bc it looked soooo different from anything I’d seen before!#the d bicolor looks more like the romalea im familiar with. idk if theyre actually related tho. different genus obv
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