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Valanga nigricornis
This is a nymph of Short-horned Grasshopper Nymph that i found on the tree in my backyard. This grasshopper is greenish in color, and it has a yellow lines on its back, and near eyes. The size of this grasshopper is about 45 mm in length. Here is the adult - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/177....
- 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
Acrididae, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Cyrtacanthacridini, should be Valanga nigricornis, nymph.
http://137.132.71.21/dna/organisms/detai...
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VY0DxpBWaPE/Uj...
http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Plant%20Stor...
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common...
http://ditjenbun.pertanian.go.id/bbpptpa...
Spotted on Jul 3, 2014
Submitted on Jul 3, 2014
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