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Monday 3 August 2015

Cone-headed grasshopper, nosed grasshopper, and Mediterranean slant-faced grasshopper - Acrida ungarica ungarica (Herbst, 1786) - Cyprus

Acrida ungarica is a species of grasshopper found in southern and central Europe. It is commonly known as the (common) cone-headed grasshopper, nosed grasshopper, and Mediterranean slant-faced grasshopper

Acrida is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The genus contains around 40 species, which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are omnivorous, and are a well known pest of many agricultural crops. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos Potamia 23/11/2014 by George Konstantinou 













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