Spotted Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus maculatus

"Conocephalus maculatus" is a species of bush cricket in the cone head subgenus "Anisoptera". It has a widespread distribution in Africa southern and South-East Asia and is a pest of millets and maize in Northeast India. During the summer of 2008, a large swarm severely damaged millet and maize crops in Manipur and Nagaland.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOrthoptera
FamilyTettigoniidae
GenusConocephalus
SpeciesC. maculatus
Photographed in
Malaysia