Female, subspecies incisa. ~2.5 cm bl. Tenaja Falls, Riverside County, CA. 2-7-10. © Peter J. Bryant

Painted meadow grasshopper

Chimarocephala pacifica

Orthoptera: Acrididae

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Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 3-29-07. © Ron Hemberger
Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 3-29-07. © Ron Hemberger

Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 3-1-09. © Ron Hemberger
Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 3-1-09. © Ron Hemberger

Male, subspecies incisa. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-10-09. © Ron Hemberger
Male, subspecies incisa. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-10-09. © Ron Hemberger

Size: Guess ~7mm. Nymph. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6/3/09. © Ron Hemberger.