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Giant Grasshopper
Valanga irregularis
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Field Notes
Description:
The adult Hedge Grasshopper is a large pale brown grasshopper. The nymphs start off green, and sometimes have brown and orange patterns, turning brown before the final moult. Adults hibernate over winter.
Size: up to 90mm
Habitat:
Found on foliage of shrubs and trees
Notes:
Food:
feeds on various garden plants such as hibiscus and palms
Breeding:
lays eggs that hatch into wingless baby grasshoppers called nymphs.
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