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Green milkweed locust

Phymateus viridipes

Photo by AmySutcliffe
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

These large insects are entirely herbivorous. They vary in colour but generally have a green thorax with the absence of the bright red dots seen on the common milkweed locust.

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PublishedFebruary 13, 2012

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