Milkweed grasshopper

Phymateus morbillosus
(Pyrgomorphidae)

Milkweed grasshopperon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Bright red head and legs, yellow black ringed body. Grey black marked front wings folded as a shield on the rear wings.

♀ can not fly despite the fully grown wings. It has GOMPHOCARPUS FRUTICOSUS (Milkweed) as its host plant.

⇔ l. 60-72 mm

syn. GRYLLUS MORBILLOSUS, LOCUSTA MORBILLOSUS, Common milkweed locust

Local to South Africa.

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Size > 50mm

Shape Jumper

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Leg Six

Back Smooth

Feeler Visible

Wing On back

Striking Long aft leg

> 50mm

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Six

Smooth

Visible

On back

Long aft leg

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Milkweed grasshopper

Wilde kapok sprinkhaan

Phymateus morbillosus [L.]

Phymateus morbillosus [L.]

Phymateus morbillosus [L.]

Phymateus morbillosus [L.]

Phymateus morbillosus [L.]

Phymateus morbillosus [L.]

Phymateus morbillosus [L.]

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