Spotted locust (Aularches miliaris)

Spotted locust (Aularches miliaris) is an animal species in the Pyrgomorphidae, a monotypical grasshopper, an insect that lives in bushes, has bright colors including red and yellow with dark blue to outwit predators and emits poisonous foam to defend from intruders.

A. miliaris has a round, slightly square head, flat surface, dark blue top, bright yellow middle and dark blue mouth. A pair of black eyes. The pair of antennae are large, have segmented and are dark blue in color.

The neck is square, the surface is wrinkled, the top is dark blue, the bottom is bright yellow. The wings are rectangular with rounded corners, dark blue with circular plots and bright yellow in color.

Red chest, black belly with bright red ribbons and red tail. The legs are tubular, have internodes, are dark blue in color, the hind legs have sides with yellow and black features.

The spotted locust is heavy and slow, only capable of making short jumps. This species will emit a sharp hoarse sound from the thoracic segment when it is disturbed. Also lather as thick, clear mucus with unpleasant odor and bitter taste.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Superfamily: Pyrgomorphoidea
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Tribe: Taphronotini
Subtribe: Aularchina
Genus: Aularches
Species: Aularches miliaris
Subspecies: Aularches miliaris miliaris, Aularches miliaris pseudopunctatus

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