Rainbow Milkweed Locust (Phymateus saxosus)

About Rainbow Milkweed Locust (Phymateus saxosus)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Insects
• Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
• Family: Gaudy Grasshoppers

Phymateus is a genus of fairly large grasshoppers of the family Pyrgomorphidae, native to shrubland, semi-deserts, savanna, woodland, gardens and cultivated areas in Sub-Saharan Africa, with ten species in the African mainland and two species in Madagascar. Some species have bright aposematic colours and are highly toxic.

Source: Wikipedia