Matchstick Grasshopper vs Banded Treebrown

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Matchstick Grasshopper Banded Treebrown
Scientific Name Eumastax vittata Lethe confusa
Order Orthoptera Lepidoptera
Family Eumastacidae Nymphalidae
Size 15-20 mm 55-65 mm wingspan
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Herbivores Sap Feeders
Regions South America South and Southeast Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Matchstick Grasshopper

A tiny colorful grasshopper with an extremely slender body resembling a matchstick.

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Did You Know?

Its bright blue and orange coloration warns predators of its toxicity.

Banded Treebrown

A shade-loving brown butterfly with a distinctive pale band across the forewing and a series of small eyespots on the underside. It has a slow, bobbing flight in deep forest shade.

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Did You Know?

It is so strongly shade-adapted that it will rarely fly into a sunlit clearing even when pursued.