Egyptian migratory locust
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Egyptian migratory locust ( Anacridium aegyptium ) |
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The Egyptian migratory locust ( Anacridium aegyptium ) is a short-antennae insect from the family of field locusts (Acrididae).
features
The male locusts grow to be 30 to 56 millimeters long, the females 46 to 70 millimeters. They have a yellow-brown to gray-brown basic color with a fine dark grain. On the top of the pronotum they have a clear, yellow to orange colored edge with three transverse furrows. The tibia of the hind legs are bluish, the thighs ( femora ) of the hind legs are orange on the underside. They wear a dark, arched band on the hind wings. Their wings are fully developed and about body length. They have eye-catching, black and yellow longitudinally striped compound eyes .
Occurrence
The animals occur in the entire Mediterranean area and live in loosely vegetated areas with only a few trees. Sometimes animals are brought into Central Europe with vegetable imports .
Way of life
The adult animals can be found from September to May, the larvae develop in summer. The migratory locusts can fly very well and are sometimes mistaken for small birds because of their size . They are very nimble and therefore difficult to catch.
literature
- Heiko Bellmann: Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer, The types of Central Europe safely determine , Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10447-8
