Sighting 3379223
Gastrimargus musicus
Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper at Greenway, ACT
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| Gastrimargus musicus | RogerF | 31 Jul 2017 | |
| Gastrimargus musicus | KimPullen | 30 Jul 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 30 Jul 2017 |
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User's notes
On the east side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Pine Island.
1 comment
1 Aug 2017
This female is laying eggs. The ovipositor valves are used to dig a vertical tunnel and the intersegmental membranes in the abdomen lengthen so the abdomen can expand to double its normal length. The eggs are deposited in a pod which is plugged with froth and a capping of dirt.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052841-35.423367
- Altitude 554.7m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Jan 2016 07:22 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
- Female Gender
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gastrimargus musicus Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Gastrimargus musicus Scientific name
- Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1544.5m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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