Petasida ephippigera

Leichhardt's grasshopper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Genus: Petasida
Species: P. ephippigera
Binomial name
Petasida ephippigera
White, 1845

Petasida ephippigera (Leichhardt's grasshopper) is a pyrgomorph (gaudy grasshoppers) native to tropical northern Australia.[1] The species is named after Ludwig Leichhardt.

It is bright orange with significant blue patches on its head and thorax, and black or very dark blue dappled spots on its abdomen.

References

  1. Parker, Janet (2 November 2000). "Gaudy grasshopper brings on the wet". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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