What is Spotted Locust?

About Spotted Locust:

• It is a colorful grasshopper belonging to the family Pyrgomorphidae found in South and Southeast Asia.
• Scientific Name: Aularches miliaris
• Habitat: They are found on bushes or grasses in the agricultural area or forest.
• Features:
  • The head and thorax are dark blue with yellow bands under the eyes to the mouth; the abdomen is red with black bands. 
  • The legs are dark blue, and the femur has a yellow serrated pattern. The wings are green-brown with many yellow spots.
  • The bright warning colours keep away predators, and their defence when disturbed includes the ejection of a toxic foam.
  • This species can also make a sharp rasping voice.
  • The movement of this species is slow, which makes them easily caught.
  • It jumps in low and doesn’t fly.
  • It is an herbivore (folivore) insect that eats leaves of the host tree.