Comparison of Australian plague locust and Heteropternis obscurella nymphs

​​Comparison of Australian plague locust and Heteropternis obscurella nymphs

Australian Plague Locust - Chortoicetes terminifera

Heteropternis obscurella

Major differences between nymphs of these species: Australi​an plague locust nymphs are similar in appearance to those of Heteropternis but can be differentiated by:

• thorax of Heteropternis lacks the 'X' mark as seen on plague locust nymphs
• anntenae of Heteropternis are dark with a light tip but uniformly coloured in the plague locust

Also Heteropternis nymphs do not form dense bands unlike the plague locust.

Compare Australian plague locust nymphs with: | Austroicetes | Aiolopus | Caledia | Heteropternis | Oedaleus | Peakesia | Urnisa | Compare adults of these species