Insects
Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Grasshoppers (several families)
Sighting 4250448

Perunga ochracea

Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper at Hackett, ACT

Perunga ochracea at Hackett, ACT - 9 Dec 2019
Perunga ochracea at Hackett, ACT - 9 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Perunga ochracea 21 Feb 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Perunga ochracea 20 Feb 2020 GeoffRobertson

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1 comment

RogerF wrote:
   21 Feb 2020
Good to know that its hanging on in Yarramundi

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Phyllotocus navicularis (Nectar scarab) at Yarramundi Grassland (YGN) - 1 Jan 2024 by Cormac
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Yarramundi Grassland (YGN) - 1 Jan 2024 by Cormac
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Yarramundi Grassland (YGN) - 1 Jan 2024 by Cormac
Hylaeus (Euprosopis) elegans (Harlequin Bee) at Yarramundi Grassland (YGN) - 1 Jan 2024 by Cormac
Juncus filicaulis (Thread Rush) at Yarramundi Grassland (YGN) - 18 Dec 2023 by pinnaCLE
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Yarramundi Grassland (YGN) - 18 Dec 2023 by pinnaCLE
Myosotis discolor (Forget-me-not) at Canberra Central, ACT - 29 Sep 2023 by pinnaCLE
Microseris walteri (Yam Daisy, Murnong) at Canberra Central, ACT - 13 Sep 2023 by pinnaCLE
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily) at Canberra Central, ACT - 13 Sep 2023 by pinnaCLE
Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass, Rat's Tail Grass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 22 Apr 2023 by pinnaCLE
Myosotis discolor (Forget-me-not) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 11 Oct 2021 by pinnaCLE
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Hackett, ACT - 9 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Hackett, ACT - 9 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Hackett, ACT - 9 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Isodontia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Grass-carrying wasp) at Hackett, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Hackett, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Anoplognathus montanus (Montane Christmas beetle) at Canberra Central, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Hackett, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Hackett, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Hackett, ACT - 8 Dec 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet, Sheep's Burnet) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by ruthkerruish
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by ruthkerruish
Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by ruthkerruish
Callistemon sp. (A Bottlebrush) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Dec 2019 by ruthkerruish
Perunga ochracea (Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper) at Hackett, ACT - 18 Nov 2019 by pinnaCLE
Perunga ochracea (Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper) at Yarralumla, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 by pinnaCLE
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Yarramundi Grassland (YGN) - 15 Nov 2007 by MichaelMulvaney

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 9 Dec 2019 11:12 AM Recorded on
  • GeoffRobertson Recorded by

Additional information

  • Was on bare ground. Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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