Long Winged Cone-head - Conocephalus discolor

Hi Steemians... These are some images Conocephalus discolor, grasshopper size is very small, only a few millimeters. I found it in a flower garden in Aceh.

I took this picture using the camera smartphones, Xiaomi redmi note 4, with the addition of a macro lens.

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Description

This is a small Bush-cricket, named for the angled shape of its head. It is a slender green insect. The adult has brown wings which extend beyond the tip of the abdomen and brown stripe along the back. The nymphs have short wings and the stripe along the back is black.

Habitat

Coarse vegetation and rough grassland, urban wasteland, marshes, coastal reedbeds, dry heaths and bogs.

Life History

Omnivorous, feeding on grasses as well as small insects. Females bite a hole in hollow stems of grass, reed or rush, and then insert an egg with their ovipositor.

Source : http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/long-winged-cone-head

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