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Description of a Migratory locust
The Migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, is a large, heavily built species of more 'blocky' appearance than the Australian plague locust or Spur-throated locust. It lacks the spur on the underside of the throat found in the latter species. Unlike the Australian plague locust the hind wings have no markings but may be faintly greenish-yellow in colour.
Adult (solitary form)
Nymph (gregarious form)
Body colouration varies according to population density from green to brown in the solitary form and straw in the gregarious form. The underside of the thorax is hairy. Adult males are 45-55 mm long and females are 55-65 mm long.
More images of this species can be found in the APLC's Locust and Grasshopper Identification Guide