Hooded Grasshopper
Teratodes monticollis
16.4981, 74.352
Field Notes
Description:
This huge green grasshopper’s hood is bordered with yellow fringe. The tip of the antennae is yellow, followed by red and then green. It has bright white compound eyes. A small blue patch is visible just above the front legs. Length is 80 mm. From afar it looks like a leaf.
Habitat:
Spotted on a hill, near a row of flower pots. It was crawling very slowly.
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