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  1. View Pducros's profile
    Pducros
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    Not quite sure of the ID on this - I think it is a member of the family Pyrgomorphidae, commonly called the Toxic Milkweed Grasshoppers, and may be Ausarches miliaris or closely related. Mostly A.miliaris has white stripe on face, but have seen couple photos labelled with this ID that have red stripe - just not sure they are reliable IDs. Anyone shed some light on this?
    (also posted to continue to spread photos across the globe on jungledragon - now I have posted photos from 6 continents)     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      I'm not sure if it is an Aularches miliaris or not. As you say, none of the more reliable references show or describe a red colour variation and I don't know how reliable the last one is. I cannot find any other match either.
      http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1121239
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aularches_miliaris
      http://eol.org/pages/959261/details
      http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Aularches-miliaris.php
      http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7848426       Posted 10 years ago
    2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      I don't have the expertise to confirm or deny the one you found, but do you have a reference page of that species with the red stripe?

      By the way, what an awesome insect!

      And one more: by now I think you're the most traveled member of JungleDragon, I'll mention that in the newsletter.       Posted 10 years ago
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    Pducros
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    Thanks - If only the amount of travel was an indication of the quality of the photography........yes I have been very fortunate to be able to visit and live in some amazing places Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      The quality of your photography is just fine, no need to be so modest! By the way, if you reply to a person, please use the "reply" link below that comment, otherwise will not get a notification and may miss your answer entirely. Posted 10 years ago
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    Pducros
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    This looks the same colouration to me - locusts in Nepal
    https://jessicainnepal.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/the-bright-and-beautiful-weird-and-wonderful/     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks for that reference. Although we are not 100% sure, I think we have reasonable evidence to identify it as Aularches miliaris. I identified it for you, but it will count for your species intros. Posted 10 years ago

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The Spotted Locust

"Aularches miliaris" is a colorful grasshopper belonging to the family Pyrgomorphidae found in South and Southeast Asia. The bright warning colours keep away predators and their defence when disturbed includes the ejection of a toxic foam.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded May 27, 2015. Captured Sep 20, 2009 05:01 in Vengnuam, Hiangtam Lamka, Churachandpur, Manipur 795128, India.
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  • Canon EOS 40D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/664s
  • ISO100
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.