Giant green slantface

Description

Acrida conica, the giant green slantface, is a species of grasshopper found in Australia and New Guinea. It was originally described in 1781 as Truxalis conicus. Acrida is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The genus contains around 40 species which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are omnivorous and a well-known pest of many agricultural crops.