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Cornops aquaticum
The nymphs of this semi-aquatic grasshopper display amazingly bright colours, which disappear in adulthood becoming a more cryptic green and brown. It specialises on eating Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), which is very common throughout the Amazon basin.
I found this fella just outside of Tena in the Ecuadorian Amazon region.
Spotted on Feb 14, 2015
Submitted on Oct 9, 2016
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