Santa Ana Mtns, South Main Divide Road, meadow near roadway. 6/7/09.
© Bob Allen
Rattlesnake Grasshopper

Chloealtis gracilis

Orthoptera: Acrididae

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The call of these small, slender grasshoppers sounds like sand in a rattle. It is often reported as a rattlesnake!

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-16-06. © Ron Hemberger

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-3-09. © Ron Hemberger

Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-16-09. © Ron Hemberger

Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-16-09. © Ron Hemberger

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-16-06. © Ron Hemberger