Praxibulus sp. (genus)

A grasshopper at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Praxibulus sp. (genus)	3 Dec 2019	RogerF
Praxibulus sp. (genus)	22 Feb 2019	JudithRoach
Unverified	21 Feb 2019	JudithRoach

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User's notes

First three photos of one individual, the last one of the other. There were lots of hoppers who wouldn't stay still to be photographed, but these ones were staying dead still up near the top of grass stalks. I was wondering if it's not something to do with moulting that they might have been infected with a parasite, that forced them to make themselves vulnerable to predators.

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RogerF wrote:

22 Feb 2019

I can't seem to fill in the species boxes. Its Praxibulus and its been killed by the fungus Metarhizium.

JudithRoach wrote:

22 Feb 2019

Thanks Roger, put your identification in. Interesting to know about the fungus. Thanks.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.769117 -35.473497
Altitude 1434.8m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
21 Feb 2019 04:02 PM Recorded on
JudithRoach Recorded by
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JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Praxibulus sp. (genus) Scientific name
A grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1591.77m Recorded at altitude
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