About Zonocerus elegans (Thunberg, 1815)
This species, Zonocerus elegans (Thunberg, 1815), has a primarily black head and orange eyes, with antennae positioned between the two eyes. Its antennae have alternating orange and black bands, a feature that the genus name Zonocerus references. The insect's pronotum, referred to here as the shield, is olive-colored, and its abdomen has bold contrasting bands. Some individuals possess long forewings (called tegmina) and functional hind wings that allow flight, but even these long-winged (macropterous) forms fly poorly. The distinctly patterned nymphs of this species live in groups.
