Mark Sturtevant wrote:
It is one of the band-winged grasshoppers. When they fly, they show colorful hind wings. This is a classic kind of deception, aimed at telling predators "look at me, I'm brightly colored!" Then when they land, they fold up their wings and are well camouflaged. A predator (like a bird) would look for this brightly colored bug, and not think to look for something that looks like a dead leaf or a twig.
Thank you Mark. That would make sense. It did have a brightly colored butt.