In Mexico, people have found a new species of grasshopper called “Lila Downs” with a body length of only about 2.5cm.
In 2011, in the mountains of Oaxaca – Mexico, scientists found a few colorful grasshoppers in this area. Local people have also said that there is a unique species of grasshopper, but with very small numbers and extremely rare, almost no cases have been recorded.
Since 2013, investigation teams have traveled to the mountainous region of Oaxaca to complete the research, due to the scarcity of the population, the insect has been placed on the Red List of the International Union for Protection. animal. (ICUN) requires urgent protection.
These grasshoppers bear bright colors such as dark red, yellow, orange, green and black markings. This new difference brings a lot of surprises and enthusiasm to researchers.
Locals believe that this species of grasshopper has a shape similar to that of robed monks, so they call them “monk grasshoppers”. The group of insect researchers to pay tribute also decided to use the famous Spanish monk’s name – Fraile combined with the name of a singer Lila Downs – who won the Grammy Awards last year for The full scientific name of this grasshopper is Liladownsia Fraile.
