Also known as Textile Maiden, it is a common chirping insect. The adult has a green body color, with a few light brown, well-developed antennae, 2 compound eyes, and 3 single eyes. The life history is one generation per year, with an egg brown color, measuring 6.0mm in length and 1.6-2.0mm in width. The eggs overwinter in the soil layer. The call is loud, and male insects make sounds by rubbing their forewings to attract the opposite sex. It is an omnivorous insect that mainly preys on other insects and sometimes also eats plants. Widely distributed in China, it can be divided into various types based on body color and place of origin, such as green grasshopper, black grasshopper, etc. Not only can it be kept as an ornamental insect, but it can also be utilized as a natural enemy of pests.

Textile nymphs have a body length of 50-70mm, with body colors of green, brown, and yellow brown. The posterior leaves of the thorax and pleura are generally brown and flat, with brown toothed line spots on the side edges. The wings are broad, with brown feet, and the color of the hind leg joints is darker. The auditory organ is located on the outer side of the base of the forelimb tibia, and the female has slender egg laying tubes.