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Madagascar grasshopper and a cocoon
Hi,
We recently went to Madagascar on a mission trip where we spent a great deal of time hiking/backpacking in the bush. We went to 2 parts of the island and while in the southern part, we found a couple of these grasshoppers. I was on your website and I think that it is the same as this one: Phymateus saxosus. The grasshopper had beautiful red wings and was about 4 inches… another one we saw was bigger than 6 inches or so. Our translators called them Valalan-dolo which translates (according to them) Ghost Grasshopper. And while I’m sending pics… we found this cocoon at a national forest in the north west part of the island. It was huge… at least 8 inches tall… do you know what it is? Thanks,
Nicole Bachman

Hi Nicole,
Thanks for sending your photo of Phymateus saxosus as well as the valuable information on the local name. The cocoon is probably one of the Giant Silk Moths.

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