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Sweet Potato Bug

Physomerus grossipes

Photo by jaclync1
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Field Notes

Description:

About 3.5 cm. in length and 0.5-0.75 cm wide.
It was jumping/hopping around to many different leaves, and has two brown antennas.

Habitat:

Tropical Rainforest (Singapore American School Rainforest)

Notes:

Seen at 10:50 in the morning, after raining.

Reference Links:

Physomerus grossipes

Species ID Suggestions

Rufous-legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis (Serville, 1838)

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Comments (4)
Võ Anh Tuấn
https://www.dreamstime.com/rufous-legged-grasshopper-xenocatantops-humilis-leaf-resting-image154554199
Võ Anh Tuấn
"Physomerus grossipes" is the species of the order Hemiptera, while the photo in the your post is a grasshopper of the order Orthoptera.
kfox
I love this description. I appreciate that you include weather information. I hope you get a suggestion!

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Singapore American School Rainforest
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2013

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