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Horse Lubbers
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Horse Lubbers

Romalea

Romalea microptera (syn. Romalea guttata), known commonly as the eastern lubber grasshopper or just lubber grasshopper, is a grasshopper native to the southeastern and south central portion of the United States. It is the most distinctive grasshopper species within the southeastern United States, and is well known both for its size and its unique coloration. It can reach nearly 3 inches (8 cm) in size.

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

speciesRomalea microptera

Horse Lubber Grasshopper

speciesRomalea eques

Reticulate lubber grasshopper

speciesRomalea reticulata

Romalea picticornis

speciesRomalea picticornis

Romalea varipennis

speciesRomalea varipennis

Romalea tamaulipensis

speciesRomalea tamaulipensis

Romalea auricornis

speciesRomalea auricornis

Romalea gutturosa

speciesRomalea gutturosa

Romalea centurio

speciesRomalea centurio

Romalea obscura

speciesRomalea obscura

Romalea citricornis

speciesRomalea citricornis

Romalea guatemalensis

speciesRomalea guatemalensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67652.