Hieroglyphus banian  (Fabricius, 1798)
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Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Hemiacridinae
Tribe: Hieroglyphini
Genus: Hieroglyphus
Species: banian

  • Common names: Bluish-green Rice Grasshopper, ตั๊กแตนข้าวเขียวอมฟ้า (Thai).
  • Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand.
  • Image locations: Udon Thani
  • Hosts: Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass) Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris (lentil) Oryza sativa (rice) Panicum miliaceum (millet) Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet) Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass) Pisum sativum (pea) Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) Sorghum bicolor (sorghum) Zea mays (maize)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Hieroglyphus banian from Thailand.
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Hieroglyphus banian (Fabricius, 1798) Udon Thani
References: 
Orthoptera Species File
​Siam Insect Zoo