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Lanzarote Sand Grasshopper - Sphingonotus pachecoi Seen in the volcanic ground near the path that surrounds the Volcan del Cuervo, Lanzarote. It is a tentative id based on the pictures I see online for grasshoppers seen in the same area of Lanzarote, including <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/125854156@N06/28012877248" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/125854156@N06/28012877248</a> Geotagged,Lanzarote Sand Grasshopper,Spain,Sphingonotus pachecoi,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lanzarote Sand Grasshopper - Sphingonotus pachecoi

Seen in the volcanic ground near the path that surrounds the Volcan del Cuervo, Lanzarote. It is a tentative id based on the pictures I see online for grasshoppers seen in the same area of Lanzarote, including https://www.flickr.com/photos/125854156@N06/28012877248

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  1. Hi, this one should be Acrotylus sp, sub family Oedipodinae, tribe Acrotylini (A. insubricus, or A. longipes...)
    http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/medioambiente/piac/descargas/Biodiversidad/Listas-Especies/Lista_Especies_Silvestres.pdf p.227 Hard to be shure by photo.
    Posted 5 years ago
    1. Actually I think is the species I mention below so I will change to that one :-) Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
      1. Or could be this one? Sphingonotus pachecoi, the person saw it in exactly the same place where I saw mine!
        https://www.flickr.com/photos/125854156@N06/28012877248

        Let me know what you think and thanks again ;-)
        Posted 5 years ago

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Sphingonotus pachecoi is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acridinae.

Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jan 13, 2020. Captured May 4, 2019 17:00 in Camino al Volcán El Cuervo, 35560, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • SP-820UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO80
  • 65.5mm