Kukus grass pyrgomorph (Atractomorpha crenulata)

Kukus grass pyrgomorph (Atractomorpha crenulata) is a species of animal in the Pyrgomorphidae, winged insects, medium-sized grasshoppers with a slender shape, pointed front end, short antennae, green and spends time in bushes or low trees.

A. crenulata has an elongated body, slender, bright green with white spots all over. The front snout is pointed with a bluish tip. A pair of short antennae with blue at the base and green at the ends.

The eyes have dark lines. The wings are the same length as the belly, linear stripes and bright green in color. The abdomen is large, cylindrical, segmented and green with a blunt tip.

The legs are cylindrical, slender, bright green in color and the hind legs have rows of short spines. Kukus grass pyrgomorph lives in bushes and low trees in forests, farmlands and roadsides.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Superfamily: Pyrgomorphoidea
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Tribe: Atractomorphini
Genus: Atractomorpha
Species: Atractomorpha crenulata

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