| Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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| Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa's territorial extent | |
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 descend from a unique ancestor. [5] The species 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]
