Best Pyrgomorphidae

Petasida ephippigera, or Leichhardt’s Grasshopper, is an Australian grasshopper belonging to the Pyrgomorphidae family. This endemic species is notable for its striking coloration, a form of aposematic warning signaling toxicity to predators. The vibrant hues are characteristic of insects containing...

The Koppie Foam Grasshopper, *Dictyophorus spumans*, is a large grasshopper native to southern Africa. It’s notable for producing a toxic, foamy secretion from its thorax as a defense mechanism against predators. This aposematic display, characteristic of pyrgomorphidae insects, serves as a warning...

Poekilocerus pictus, commonly known as the painted grasshopper, is a species of pygmy grasshopper found in India and Asia. Its distinctive coloration, caused by varying pigment distributions within its exoskeleton, serves as aposematic warning to predators. This vibrant pattern indicates toxicity, d...

Poekilocerus pictus is a large grasshopper species native to South Asia. It’s distinguished by striking, multicolored patterns—red, yellow, and black—resulting from variations in pigment distribution within its exoskeleton. This coloration serves as aposematic warning, indicating the insect stores c...

Phymateus viridipes is a savanna grasshopper belonging to the Pyrgomorphidae family native to Africa. This species exhibits aposematic coloration – bright green markings – which signals its toxicity. It accumulates defensive chemicals from plants it consumes, making it unpalatable and dangerous to p...

The Milkweed Grasshopper, *Phymateus morbillosus*, is a sizable grasshopper belonging to the Pygomorphidae family native to Africa. It’s notable for its distinctive coloration which serves as a warning signal indicating toxicity. This species uniquely consumes and tolerates milkweed toxins, demonstr...

The variegated grasshopper, a major agricultural pest in West and Central Africa that devastates cassava, plantain, and other subsistence crops.

The Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans) is an African insect noted for its striking aposematic coloration, which warns predators of the toxic sequestration acquired from its host plants.

The elegant grasshopper of eastern and southern Africa, known for its vivid orange and black aposematic coloration warning predators of its chemical toxicity.

The Variegated Grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus) is a brightly colored West African species notorious for its agricultural damage and its ability to store toxic compounds from host plants.

The Chinese Grasshopper (Atractomorpha sinensis) is an Asian species distinguished by its remarkably elongated body and slanted face, commonly found feeding on various broadleaf plants.

Zonocerus atropunctatus is an African grasshopper species distinguished by its vibrant, aposematic warning coloration, which advertises its toxicity to potential predators.

A slender-bodied pyrgomorphid grasshopper native to China and neighboring East Asian countries, where it is a minor pest of vegetables and ornamental plants.

Kraussella amabile is a small, attractively marked catantopine grasshopper from southern Africa, its species name (Latin amabile, lovable) reflecting the interest its patterning drew from early collectors.

A pyrgomorphid grasshopper with a sharply pointed head found across South and Southeast Asia, where it feeds on a broad range of low-growing herbaceous plants.

Atractomorpha crenulata, a slender grasshopper, is a known agricultural pest in India and parts of Asia where it feeds extensively on crops.

Chrotogonus oxypterus, known as the spreading grasshopper, is a notable agricultural pest in Africa and Asia that damages crops like millet.

Monistria concinna is an Australian grasshopper species in the Pyrgomorphidae family, recognized for its distinct spotted patterns and robust body.

Pyrgomorpha conica is a species of grasshopper in the Pyrgomorphidae family, originally classified by the French entomologist Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in the year 1791.