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Red Base-winged Vegetable Grasshopper


Red Base-winged Vegetable Grasshopper (Atractomorpha crenulata) is a species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae. The Red base-winged vegetable grasshopper is green with purple tinge on antennae and pink abdomen. It's not strong jumper or flier. It's a slow moving grasshopper and depend on camouflage for protection. It's a pest of many agricultural crops, however the damage is not of economic consideration.

Red Base-winged Vegetable Grasshopper (Atractomorpha crenulata)

Giant Slant-faced Grasshopper

The Giant Slant-faced Grasshopper (Acrida conica), also known as Longheaded Grasshopper, is a species of grasshoper in order Orthoptera, family Acrididae, subfamily Acridinae. The adult grasshopper is about 70 mm long with green or brown color body, having brown/dark brown strips on its head. It's cone shaped head, with short and flat antennae. Its pair of hind legs are long and spindly. It's a slow mover and could not jump well, however is a good flyer.

Giant Slant-faced Grasshopper - Acrida conica (Green Form)
Giant Slant-faced Grasshopper Nymph
Giant Slant-faced Grasshopper (Brown Form)

Desert Locust-Schistocerca gregaria

I identified the locust species below to be a Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria). If my identification is wrong feel free to correct me. The desert locust is a species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are potential  pest of agriculture crops and can damage the crops in a large scale particularly when they form swarms. Personally I never observed their swarm, however I heard my elders talking about locust swarms in our area and their large scale damage to agriculture crops and even trees. Their controlling method was very interesting. To control the locusts the whole community used to work together. Initially they used to dig a large pit and then used to direct the locust swarm toward the pit. After collecting a large number of locusts in the pit, they used to fill the pits with excavated earth.

Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Nymph
Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Adult

Painted Grasshopper-Poekilocerus pictus

Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus), also known as AK Grasshopper, is a multicolored species of grasshoppers. It feeds on Calotrope (Calotropis procera), a plant in the subfamily Asclepiadaceae, family Apocynaceae. I saw this grasshopper for the first time in our area. According to a brief search on the net, I found that it's a Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus).

Painted Grasshopper
Painted Grasshopper
Painted Grasshopper
Painted Grasshopper Nymph
Painted Grasshopper
Painted Grasshopper
Painted Grasshopper
Painted Grasshopper

Pictures of Grasshopper Mating

Rice Grasshopper "Hieroglyphus daganensis" Mating

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