Small shield-back katydid at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Nanodectes harpax | 8 Mar 2021 | RogerF | ||
| Nanodectes harpax | 10 Oct 2020 | trevorpreston | ||
| Grylloidea (superfamily) | 4 Dec 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Grylloidea (superfamily) | 3 Dec 2019 | RogerF | ||
| Tettigoniidae (family) | 29 Nov 2019 | CathB |
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User's notes
Not sure if the presence of an ovipositor indicates the first image is an adult, and therefore wingless. I also wonder if these might be a male and a female, or if they are just different instars. The second one seems to have small wing buds.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073785-35.266572
- Altitude 612.4m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2019 10:40 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nanodectes harpax Katydids (Tettigoniidae) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Nanodectes harpax Scientific name
- Small shield-back katydid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 783m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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