Horse-headed Grasshopper Pseudoproscopia latirostris

The Horse-headed Grasshopper, also called Horsehead and Jumping Stick Grasshopper, looks more like a stick insect than a grasshopper. It is native to Peru.

The female is woody brown and some 14-15cm long, much larger than the male which is green and 8-9cm long. They look like twigs when several are together.

They don't fly but can jump. Pseudoproscopia scabra from northeastern South America looks similar and is also called the Horse-headed Grasshopper.