Grasshopper Archives - Singapore Geographic

Leaf Grasshopper

vids — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:29:23 +0000

Chorotypus is a genus of Asian grasshoppers in the family Chorotypidae; species can be found in India, Indo-China and Malesia. Wikipedia

Location: Dairy Farm – Dec 2021

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Trilophidia annulata

vids — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:06:43 +0000

Trilophidia is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and the only member of the tribe Trilophidiini. The recorded distribution of species is from Africa and the middle-East through to Japan and Malesia. Wikipedia

ID was identified by Ming Kai Tan
Reference: https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/app/uploads/2017/04/caelifera_btnr_ccnr.pdf

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Meltripata picta

vids — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:03:42 +0000

Antennae very long, surpassing length of head and pronotum and reaching/ surpassing wings; with apex pale. Hind femur with a pale or yellow band near knee. Hind tarsus long, nearing half the length of hind tibia.
This is a forest-associated species and is not found in grassy habitats. Identification by Ming Kai Tan
Please check this link for his research

Spotted at Zheng Hua Park

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Javanese Grasshopper

vids — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:33:20 +0000

Valanga nigricornis, the Javanese grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae of the family Acrididae. It is found in southeastern Asia, the type location being Singapore. It was first described by the German zoologist Hermann Burmeister in 1838. Wikipedia

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Leaf Mimic Grasshopper

vids — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 06:56:06 +0000

Leaf Mimic Grasshopper ( Chorotypus gallinaceus )

It’s wings looks very similar with brown ( dead ) leaf. It’s quite difficult to find as really like a leaf.

Spotted at Bukit Timah Nature Reserved.

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Monkey Grasshopper – Eumastacidae

vids — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:50:28 +0000

Eumastacidae are a family of grasshoppers sometimes known as monkey- or matchstick grasshoppers. They usually have thin legs that are held folded at right angles to the body, sometimes close to the horizontal plane. Wikipedia

Photo was taken at Dairy Farm Nature Reserve

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