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Valanga nigricornis
This is a large grasshopper that i found on the tree in my backyard. This grasshopper is yellowish-green in color, with black spots and bands all around the body. The size of this grasshopper is about 65 mm in length.
- Spotted on the tree in my backyard. Usually, it can be found around the garden and bushes.
- This is a grasshopper from the Acrididae family. It is a pest, because it feed on a various type of plants. This grasshopper is known as "Belalang Kunyit" in Malay. Thanks to Bayucca for the ID.
* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Order: Orthoptera
* Family: Acrididae
* Genus: Valanga
* Species: V. nigricornis
Cyrtacanthacrididae, should be Valanga nigricornis. Please, verify!!
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