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Pardalophora apiculata
Coral-winged Grasshopper, Coral-winged Locust
Pardalophora apiculata, commonly known as the coral-winged grasshopper, is a large band-winged grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae. Females reach up to 60 mm in body length, making them among the largest spring grasshoppers in their range. The species exhibits striking sexual dimorphism in size and possesses vivid pinkish-orange to coral-colored hindwings that are concealed at rest by cryptic forewings. It is a spring-active species with adults present primarily from April through June, with nymphs overwintering to complete development the following spring.