Coryphistes ruricola

1 Bark-mimicking Grasshopper at Yass River, NSW

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Identification history

	Coryphistes ruricola	11 Sep 2021	RogerF
	Unidentified	11 Sep 2021	SenexRugosus

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4 comments

RogerF wrote:

11 Sep 2021

There seem to be a lot of nymphs of this species appearing at the moment, possibly emerging from their winter quiescence.

SenexRugosus wrote:

11 Sep 2021

Ah. I wondered if it was a nymph, as the antennae seemed unusually short.

RogerF wrote:

11 Sep 2021

Its not the antennae but the downward position of the wing buds that show it to be a IIIrd instar nymph. A female by the presence of a rudimentray ovipositor.

SenexRugosus wrote:

11 Sep 2021

Thanks Roger - great explanation.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.161386 -34.893453
Maps Rugosa
Places Yass River, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
11 Sep 2021 03:10 PM Recorded on
SenexRugosus Recorded by
Collections
Insects Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) SenexRugosus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Coryphistes ruricola Scientific name
Bark-mimicking Grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1437.48m Recorded at altitude
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