Magnificent Lubber Grasshopper

Agriacris magnifica

Agriacris magnifica, is a species of grasshopper found in western Ecuador and in the far southwest of Colombia. Hebard first described the species in 1924, based on a male collected in Ecuador.
Agriacris magnifica Dapa, Valle Del Cauca 2100m Agriacris magnifica,Magnificent Lubber Grasshopper

Appearance

The ground color of the pronotum varies from individual to individual, and may be primarily green or primarily purple.

Females are invariably much larger than the males, and predominantly in shades of green, lacking the purple coloration or the prominent spots.

Length: Males 28-37 mm to wingtip. Females 44-48 mm to wingtip
Agriacris magnifica, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador The male. Agriacris magnifica,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Los Cedros Reserve,Magnificent Lubber Grasshopper,South America,World

Naming

Hebard 1924

Distribution

Agriacris are found primarily in humid forests of northern South America, with A. magnifica fond in Ecuador and southwest Columbia.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOrthoptera
FamilyRomaleidae
GenusAgriacris
SpeciesAgriacris magnifica
Photographed in
Colombia
Ecuador