Gastrimargus musicus
Gastrimargus musicus, the yellow-winged locust[1] or yellow-winged grasshopper, is a common grasshopper in Australia. It only displays its yellow back wings in flight, when it also emits a loud clicking sound.[2] When swarming, the adults become dark brown.[2] They are sometimes confused with the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), though the yellow winged locust is "stouter and larger".[2]
An unfortunate grasshopper with its head stuck in a barbed wire fence displays its yellow back wings
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Locustini |
| Genus: | Gastrimargus |
| Species: | G. musicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastrimargus musicus Fabricius, 1775 | |
References
- Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species Gastrimargus musicus (Fabricius, 1775)". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "Yellow winged locust: Gastrimargus musicus". Australian Government, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry. Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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