The Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans) is a slow-moving, colourful grasshopper found throughout most of Malawi. Only 5% of adults have wings and emits juices that have an offensive smell. It is considered a pest throughout Southern Africa and is destructive to a number of agricultural industries.
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1970 Insects of Malawi – 4d Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans)
References
- Insects and Human Life – Brian Morris