Sighting 4242640
Acrida conica
Giant green slantface at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Acrida conica | RogerF | 19 Dec 2019 | |
| Keyacris scurra | samreid007 | 22 Nov 2019 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
23 Nov 2019
Known already in Kaleen area- but not at this location. This Grasshopper is listed as endangered in NSW - seems reasonably widespread in the ACT and abundant at places
User's notes
Not sure if this is Key's Matchstick Grasshopper as I've never seen one before. Brown and green morphs present.
Found in mixed native pasture, dominated by Phalaris, Bothriochloa macra, and Bromus. High levels of biomass.
After reading about Key's Matchstick Grasshopper online, one more note - the ones I observed had very splayed femurs when at rest.
1 comment
20 Dec 2019
Often difficult to separate Acrida conica nymphs from Keyacris scurra adults without a close up picture.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123092-35.223379
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 22 Nov 2019 08:51 AM Recorded on
- samreid007 Recorded by
- Found in mixed native pasture, dominated by Phalaris, Bothriochloa macra, and Bromus. High levels of biomass. Associated plant
- Plenty of other species of grasshopper present. Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant samreid007 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acrida conica Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Acrida conica Scientific name
- Giant green slantface Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1615m Recorded at altitude
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