Austroicetes cruciata

Austroicetes cruciata, the small plague locust, is a species of grasshopper within the family Acrididae. The species is found in Australia in Western Australia, South Australia, and New South Wales. Adults lengths include females growing 25 to 35 mm whereas males grow from 15 to 25 mm. Colorations are brown to greenish, however during swarming males can appear bright yellow, which no other member in its genus exhibits.