Ridgeback Grasshopper (Spharagemon cristatum) - Kiowa County CO - July 2018
A species of sandy areas. Occurs roughly south of a line from North Carolina to southeast Colorado, and from the Atlantic coast to the east base of the Rocky Mountains and central Mountains of New Mexico. South well into northeastern Mexico (BugGuide). Rather similar to the more northerly Mottled Sand Grasshopper, differing mostly (only?) in the height of the crest on the pronotum -- and range
Ridgeback Grasshopper (Spharagemon cristatum) - Kiowa County CO - July 2018
A species of sandy areas. Occurs roughly south of a line from North Carolina to southeast Colorado, and from the Atlantic coast to the east base of the Rocky Mountains and central Mountains of New Mexico. South well into northeastern Mexico (BugGuide). Rather similar to the more northerly Mottled Sand Grasshopper, differing mostly (only?) in the height of the crest on the pronotum -- and range