Sighting 3380473
1 Key's Matchstick Grasshopper at Conder, ACT
Identification history
| Keyacris scurra | 4 Sep 2017 | MichaelBedingfield |
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ID by Kim Pullen.
He visited the area and reported his findings to Helen Sims as part of the investigation into the environmental values of Conder 4A which was being conducted by Dr Joe Baker at the time. Conder 4A is now part of Tuggeranong Hill Nature Reserve.
Four specimens were observed at the given location and another two about 200m to the east. The mature specimens are reported in sighting 3380472, 10 Sept 1999.
5 comments
RogerF
wrote:
12 Sep 2021
Is anyone checking this out to see if any Keyacris surviving here. Its difficult for me to travel into the ACT.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
13 Sep 2021
Hi Roger, I'll drop over there sometime in the next week or 2 on a suitable day & have a look.
RogerF
wrote:
13 Sep 2021
Thanks Michael. The map on Google earth is easier to follow. I think the weather for the next few days is pretty poor.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
13 Sep 2021
I'll wait until the weather warms up again. I presume they will be more active then.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104975-35.460574
- Altitude 645.0m
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 14 Jun 2000 12:00 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Keyacris scurra Scientific name
- Key's Matchstick Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1191.65m Recorded at altitude
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