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Spathosternum Prasiniferum - Short-horned Grasshopper - Animal India

A Spathosternum prasiniferum, a species of short-horned grasshopper from the family Acrididae, is seen perched on a weed leaf in the forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 12, 2024. This herbivorous grasshopper, native to the Indomalaya region, is generally greenish with a distinctive black band running from behind its eyes to the pronotum. Its hind femur is greenish or rufotestaceous, and the hind tibia is green, with 10-11 spines apart from the apical one. The head is convex with a rounded fastigium, and the antenna has 21 segments. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#11658765
Date Taken	12 October 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto

Spathosternum prasiniferum short-horned grasshopper Acrididae perched weed leaf forest Tehatta West Bengal India October 12 2024 herbivorous native Indomalaya region greenish black band eyes pronotum hind femur rufotestaceous hind tibia 10-11 spines apical spine convex head rounded fastigium antenna 21 segments Soumyabrata Roy NurPhoto species grasshopper insect wildlife nature photography.