Opaon varicolor

Opaon varicolor

Opaon varicolor, localled called the "Chocó grasshopper", is a colorful short-horned grasshopper that is endemic to the Chocó department of Colombia.
Chocó grasshopper (Opaon varicolor) front view, Tatama National Park, Colombia Cropped macro of the front of the Chocó grasshopper. This flightless grasshopper seems interested in the camera and is very approachable. Side view: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56482/choc_grasshopper_opaon_varicolor_side_view_tatama_national_park_colombia.html Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Montezuma,Opaon varicolor,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World

Distribution

Chocó department of Colombia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOrthoptera
FamilyAcrididae
GenusOpaon
SpeciesOpaon varicolor
Photographed in
Colombia