Schistocerca melanocera

Large painted locust
Photographed on North Seymour Island
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae
Tribe: Cyrtacanthacridini
Genus: Schistocerca
Species:
S. melanocera
Binomial name
Schistocerca melanocera
Stål, 1861

The large painted locust[1] (Schistocerca melanocera) is a species of bird grasshopper endemic to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, except Española Island. The species forms a large part of the diet of the Galápagos hawk and lava lizards. It can grow up to 8 cm long.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Fitter, J; Fitter, D; and Hosking, D. (2000) Wildlife of the Galápagos. Updated Edition. Princeton University Press.


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