Bug FAQSpathosternum prasiniferum
Spathosternum prasiniferum · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
It is generally greenish when fresh, with a broad black band from behind the eyes to the pronotum along the side, light-brown forewings that have a pale central line, clear wings that get cloudy near the tip, and greenish or reddish-brown hind femora and green hind tibiae. It lives in the Indomalayan region. It belongs to the short-horned grasshopper family Acrididae.
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How to recognize it
It is generally greenish when fresh, with a broad black band from behind the eyes to the pronotum along the side, light-brown forewings that have a pale central line, clear wings that get cloudy near the tip, and greenish or reddish-brown hind femora and green hind tibiae.
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Where it lives
It lives in the Indomalayan region.
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Where it comes from
It is found in Indomalaya.
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Lookalikes
It belongs to the short-horned grasshopper family Acrididae.
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Same family (Acrididae)
Differential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolinaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Egyptian Bird GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Gray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spathosternum_prasiniferum
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