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Lesina (grasshopper)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tettigoniidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Orthoptera

Subfamily
  
Conocephalinae

Lesina (grasshopper)

Lesina is the genus in the tribe Agraeciini. Species in this genus are well known as 'dragon headed katydid' or 'dragon headed grasshopper' with the similar species Ellatodon blanchardi. They are native to tropical Asia such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Borneo.

Misidentification

Lesina is often misidentified as Acridoxena, found in Africa.

References

Lesina (grasshopper) Wikipedia