Sighting 4377010
Macrotona securiformis
Inland Macrotona at Holt, ACT
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| Macrotona securiformis | RogerF | 26 Mar 2021 | |
| Acrididae sp. (family) | RogerF | 25 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | NedJohnston | 25 Mar 2021 |
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3 comments
25 Mar 2021
Could be a Macrontona sp. but not one I have encountered before. Will enquire further
25 Mar 2021
Not all grasshoppers are identifiable from a single picture. Could I encourage you and other contributors to take lateral as well as dorsal pictures of the same species, especially showing the colour and pattern on the hind tibiae. This one does show the unusual pattern on the tibiae. The shape of the prosternal process is important to ID Macrotona species although I don't expect contributors to focus on this.
26 Mar 2021
Youning from ANIC has kindly identified is M securiformis. Some specimens lack the dorsal stripes.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.980654-35.245116
- Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Mar 2021 11:01 AM Recorded on
- NedJohnston Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macrotona securiformis Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Macrotona securiformis Scientific name
- Inland Macrotona Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 789m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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