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Leaflike Grasshopper (Male)

Family: Trigonopterygidae (Walker, 1870)
Subfamily: Trigonopteryginae (Walker, 1870)
Species: Systella rafflesii (Westwood, 1841)

Location: Sime Forest

This male S. rafflesii looks like a green leaf, unlike its female counterpart.

"Trigonopterygids are not known to have any stridulatory apparatus. Systella rafflesii (29–40 mm) is the only trigonopterygid that has been recorded in Singapore"
- Excerpt from 'Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment and Sustainable Development' by Peter K. L. Ng, Hugh T. W. Tan
Trigonopterygidae, Trigonopteryginae, Systella rafflesii, Leaflike Grasshopper

Leaflike Grasshopper (Male)

Family: Trigonopterygidae (Walker, 1870)
Subfamily: Trigonopteryginae (Walker, 1870)
Species: Systella rafflesii (Westwood, 1841)

Location: Sime Forest

This male S. rafflesii looks like a green leaf, unlike its female counterpart.

"Trigonopterygids are not known to have any stridulatory apparatus. Systella rafflesii (29–40 mm) is the only trigonopterygid that has been recorded in Singapore"
- Excerpt from 'Singapore Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment and Sustainable Development' by Peter K. L. Ng, Hugh T. W. Tan