Japanese Black Migratory Locust Specimen

Japanese Black Migratory Locust Specimen

The black migratory locust, also known as the black-tailed swamp locust or the black incarapa, is a large locust that lives in East Asia and belongs to the family Orthoptera. The male body length is 33-42mm, the body color is yellowish brown, and the hind knees and wing apex are black; the female body length is 45-49mm, the body color is brown. It mainly inhabits wetlands, swamps or tall grasses, and is distributed in Japan, the Korean Peninsula and parts of China. The active period is from July to September, feeding on grasses. The larvae appear from April to June and feed on herbaceous plants. Although these locusts are larger, they do not harm paddy fields.
Black edged grasshopper male

Black edged grasshopper male

The black edged grasshopper Stethophyma magister (Rehn, 1902) is a species of Orthoptera insect. It belongs to the Acrididae family, particularly the Oedipodina subfamily and Parapleurini tribe. The ecological environment of this insect is on land.
Black edged grasshopper female

Black edged grasshopper female

The black edged grasshopper Stethophyma magister (Rehn, 1902) is a species of Orthoptera insect. It belongs to the Acrididae family, particularly the Oedipodina subfamily and Parapleurini tribe. The ecological environment of this insect is on land.
Locust

Locust

Locusts are insect animals of the genus Alocusts, usually green, gray, brown or dark brown, with muscular hind legs and thick hind legs, suitable for jumping, and their strong jumping ability makes them experts in jumping. Locusts are found in tropical, temperate grasslands and desert areas around the world. Locusts are herbivorous insects, like to eat thick leaves, such as sweet potato, water spinach, cabbage leaves, etc., there are social and scattered type of points, with migratory, locusts almost have a typical protective color, usually most of the habitat among plants.