Long-legged Bandwing - Heteropternis obscurella

Family Acrididae

This page contains pictures and information about the Long-legged Bandwing Grasshoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.  

Body length 30mm

 

This grasshopper has the two front pair legs relatively longer. 

 

 

When looking at the photos of this grasshopper, we noticed one interesting thing. This grasshopper has the hind leg pattern on its tegmen. This pattern may not be very useful until it lost its hind leg. Losing hind leg is quite common in grasshoppers. Grasshopper relies on its hind legs to avoid predators. The hind-legless grasshopper will be a good target for predators.  

 

 

Pictures were taken in Karawatha Forest on May 2007. 

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Reference:

1. Grasshopper Country - the Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia, D Rentz, UNSW Press, 1996, p177.

2. A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts - DCF Rentz, RC Lewis, YN Su and MS Upton, 2003, p350.

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