Sighting 4388698
Paratettix australis
1 A pygmy grasshopper at Holt, ACT
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| Tetrigidae (family) | CathB | 16 Aug 2021 |
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User's notes
Almost impossible to see despite the amazing colour. I only became aware of it because I heard it jump. I pointed the camera at where it seemed to land and found the yellow pronotum. The head and body only became visible on the big screen, when I also realised it was missing a back leg.
2 comments
16 Aug 2021
Not the same species as the earlier one, Looks more like a Paratettix that has many different colour forms. Looks like its sitting on one of its favourite foods: moss.
I am sending the earlier picture to Paul Whitington at Wonboyn (Life in the Forest Blog) who has been studying them and has Rehn's original keys.
I am sending the earlier picture to Paul Whitington at Wonboyn (Life in the Forest Blog) who has been studying them and has Rehn's original keys.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.084435-35.271585
- Altitude 507.2m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Aug 2021 02:50 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paratettix australis Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paratettix australis Scientific name
- A pygmy grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1263.48m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Paratettix albolimbatus
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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