Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Acrididae Scientific name Schistocerca melanocera | Phylum Arthropoda Order Orthoptera Genus Schistocerca Rank Species | |
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Similar Schistocerca pallens, Schistocerca nitens, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Schistocerca americana, Schistocerca | ||
The Large Painted Locust (Schistocerca melanocera) is endemic to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, except Española Island. The locusts form a large part of the diet of the Galápagos hawk and lava lizards. Can be up to 8 cm long.
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