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Green milkweed locust

Phymateus viridipes

Description:

These large insects are entirely herbivorous. They vary in colour but generally have a green thorax with the absence of the bright red dots seen on the common milkweed locust.

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AmySutcliffe
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AmySutcliffe

Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Spotted on Nov 13, 2011
Submitted on Feb 13, 2012

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