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Gray bird grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens), one of the largest wild insects in southern California. Females of this species may reach almost 3 inches (7 cm) in length. It is often found feeding on garden plants and ornamentals...Kingdom Animalia (Animals).Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods).Class Insecta (Insects).Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids).Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers).Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers).Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (Migratory Bird Locusts).Genus Schistocerca (Bird Grasshoppers).Species nitens (Gray Bird Grasshopper).

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Gray bird grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens), one of the largest wild insects in southern California. Females of this species may reach almost 3 inches (7 cm) in length. It is often found feeding on garden plants and ornamentals...Kingdom Animalia (Animals).Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods).Class Insecta (Insects).Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids).Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers).Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers).Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (Migratory Bird Locusts).Genus Schistocerca (Bird Grasshoppers).Species nitens (Gray Bird Grasshopper).
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