Insects
Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Grasshoppers (several families)
Sighting 3397287

Coryphistes ruricola

Bark-mimicking Grasshopper at Canberra Central, ACT

Coryphistes ruricola at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 May 2018 12:33 PM
Coryphistes ruricola at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 May 2018 12:33 PM
Coryphistes ruricola at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 May 2018 12:33 PM
Coryphistes ruricola at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 May 2018 12:33 PM
Coryphistes ruricola at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 May 2018 12:33 PM
Coryphistes ruricola at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 May 2018 12:33 PM
Coryphistes ruricola at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 May 2018 12:33 PM
Coryphistes ruricola at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 May 2018 12:33 PM
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Coryphistes ruricola 6 May 2018 RogerF

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3 comments

jb2602 wrote:
   6 May 2018
Is this another type of Coreid bug?
RogerF wrote:
   6 May 2018
An early instar nymph of Coryphistes, well camouflaged
jb2602 wrote:
   6 May 2018
Apologies Roger, I originally thought grasshopper but couldn't see the large hind legs in the photo. I've now found another one that shows them clearly.

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