Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa

Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa or simply, green tree locust,[1][2][3] is a large species of grasshopper that can be found in the grasslands[4] of Africa. They pertain to the genus Cyrtacanthacris and are composed by three subspecies, C. a. aeruginosa, C. a. flavescens and C. a. goldingi, all three of them are monophyletic.[5] The specie is univoltine, that is, it only produces one brood of offspring per year, furthermore it also experiences egg diapause, meaning that the eggs have a phase of suspended or arrested growth.[4] In terms of overwintering strategy, Aeruginosa adults mate and then the female lay the eggs and die before the dry season, the eggs stay in diapause for 7 months[4] and take 45–67 days to incubate.[6]

Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae
Tribe: Cyrtacanthacridini
Genus: Cyrtacanthacris
Species:
C. aeruginosa
Binomial name
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa
(Stoll, 1813)
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa's territorial extent

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