Kingdom Animalia Family Pyrgomorphidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Orthoptera | Class Insecta Genus Petasida Rank Species | |
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Similar Orthoptera, Pityrodia, Saga ephippigera, Ephippiger, Pyrgomorphidae | ||
Petasida ephippigera (Leichhardt's grasshopper) is a pyrgomorph (gaudy grasshoppers) native to tropical northern Australia. The species is named after Ludwig Leichhardt.
It is bright orange with significant blue patches on its head and thorax, and black or very dark blue dappled spots on its abdomen.
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