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Koppie Foam Grasshopper

Dictyophorus spumans

Description:

Green,orange and black grasshopper

Habitat:

Grass fields

2 Species ID Suggestions

MartinUrban
MartinUrban 11 years ago
Phymateus Grasshopper
Phymateus Species Phymateus
Koppie Foam Grasshopper
Dicty0phorus spumans


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2 Comments

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah!

The thick part of the hind leg on a Milkweed Grasshopper is red. This one is black and the front legs are banded, hence my ID suggestion.

Mari du Preez
Mari du Preez 11 years ago

This is definitely a Milkweed Grasshopper/Locust, Family Phymateus. Not sure about the sub-classification.

rieks153
Spotted by
rieks153

Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Spotted on Dec 15, 2012
Submitted on Dec 16, 2012

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