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Painted Grasshopper

Poekilocerus pictus

Photo by tbrett
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Field Notes

Description:

After noticing nearly bare stems on the milkweed I noticed these amazing guys gnawing on the leaves.

Habitat:

Milkweed swampy areas of Tamil Nadu. Chennai India

Notes:

Saturday in Pallakaranai swamp

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Poekilocerus pictus

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