Long-horned Grasshopper vs Variegated Cutworm

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Long-horned Grasshopper Variegated Cutworm
Scientific Name Ruspolia nitidula Peridroma saucia
Order Orthoptera Lepidoptera
Family Tettigoniidae Noctuidae
Size 40-60mm 40-55 mm wingspan
Habitat Wetlands Farmland
Diet Seed Feeders Seed Feeders
Regions Africa, Asia, Europe Worldwide
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Long-horned Grasshopper

A cone-headed katydid with an elongated fastigium and long antennae. It can be green or brown. It is a popular edible insect in East Africa known as nsenene.

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Did You Know?

It is considered a delicacy in Uganda where massive seasonal harvests are collected using bright lights at night.

Variegated Cutworm

A mottled brown moth whose plump soil-dwelling caterpillars cut through stems of seedlings at ground level. It attacks a very wide range of vegetables and field crops.

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Did You Know?

A single caterpillar can cut down several seedlings in one night, often felling far more plants than it actually eats.