Genus Xenocatantops

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Genus XenocatantopsMarch 25 2026Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia

This is a green grasshopper with black spots, I managed to find this grasshopper on the riverbank, its size is very small, in fact this is one of the smallest grasshoppers I have ever found. This grasshopper has many advantages such as its green color and it closely resembles the surrounding leaves so that it can easily camouflage itself among the green leaves.
Even though it has a very small size, this grasshopper also has two antennae that are relatively long, and both antennae are black and this is a very different color from its body. When I found this grasshopper, I thought that it would be very wild and very difficult to photograph, but after trying it, I immediately realized that this grasshopper is relatively tame and very easy to approach, so I can easily photograph it.

Because of its small size, I was drawn to photograph it using a macro lens, allowing for clear and detailed results. Now, take a closer look at this grasshopper. Its primary color is green, but its body features several black and white spots.
Okay everyone, I'm going to share some images of this grasshopper here.



Camera Usedpoco c65
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PhotographyGenus Xenocatantops
Photographer@maxmarvin


Link to originalcommunity
Linkhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/344925906
LatitudeLongitudeMap
5.156845996.6284345https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.1568459983&mlon=96.6284345797#map=12/5.1568/96.6284



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