Hooded grasshopper

Teratodes monticollis

''Teratodes monticollis'', commonly known as the hooded grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper native to India and Sri Lanka. It is the type species of the genus ''Teratodes'', which was established by the French entomologist Gaspard Auguste Brullé in 1835.
Hooded Grasshopper This is species of grasshopper or commonly known as a teratodes. This species is native to the India and Sri Lanka. It is also a pest of Teak and Sandal wood. #grasshopper,Geotagged,Hooded grasshopper,India,Teratodes monticollis

Naming

It was first described by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1832 as ''Gryllus monticollis''.
Hooded grasshopper ( close up of the head) Hooded grasshopper,Teratodes monticollis

Food

Hooded grasshoppers feed on tree leaves, and they can become serious pests of teak and sandalwood. Both the nymphs and adults of the species are dull green in color. The pronotum expands into a large sharp "hood" structure edged with yellow-orange, giving them the general appearance of a leaf.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOrthoptera
FamilyAcrididae
GenusTeratodes
SpeciesT. monticollis
Photographed in
India