Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
Homoeoxipha lycoides | February 07 2025 | Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia |

Homoeoxipha lycoides is a species of cricket that attracts the attention of many people, especially nature and insect lovers. Even though this species is not as popular as some other species of insects and spiders, Homoeoxipha lycoides has interesting characteristics and makes an important contribution to where they live, I found this species in a bamboo forest while exploring the forest two days ago with a friend.
Homoeoxipha lycoides comes from the Acrididae family which includes the cricket group and also several species of grasshoppers. Homoeoxipha lycoides is known for its striking body color and slender and strong hind legs, and this of course allows Homoeoxipha lycoides to jump quite long distances.
When I saw Homoeoxipha lycoides among the leaves of the weed bushes that grow near the bamboo forest, it made a big impression on me because of its distinctive body color, as you can see in the picture this species has two colors on their bodies, half of the body up to the head is bright red, while the back is shiny black, when they are among the leaves they are very easy to see and recognize, while the two long antennae give an elegant impression when seen up close.




Camera used | smartphone |
Lens | - |
Photography | Homoeoxipha lycoides |
Location | Buket Alue Puteh |
Photographer | @lightofhope |