Keyacris scurra

9 Key's Matchstick Grasshopper at Conder, ACT

Keyacris scurra at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2021
Keyacris scurra at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2021
Keyacris scurra at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2021
Keyacris scurra at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2021
Keyacris scurra at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2021
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Keyacris scurra 19 Sep 2021 michaelb
Keyacris scurra 18 Sep 2021 michaelb

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michaelb noted:

19 Sep 2021

An important confirmation that the species is surviving at this location, 21 years after it was last recorded.

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In Tuggeranong Hill Reserve, in the woodland near the Conder Ponds.

6 comments

michaelb wrote:
   18 Sep 2021
Hi Roger. Confirming that the population recorded at Tuggeranong Hill by Kim Pullen in 1999/2000 is still present. I saw only one specimen. Is it a female as I suspect?
RogerF wrote:
   18 Sep 2021
Well done Michael
RogerF wrote:
   18 Sep 2021
Do you know the plant species it's perched on?
michaelb wrote:
   19 Sep 2021
Thanks Roger. Stackhousia monogyna. It was among some grass & I got some poor photos of it there. Initially it was nervous & tried to get away from me. It then climbed up the plant where it perched & was unafraid of my company, posing graciously. It was not eating the Stackhousia monogyna.
RogerF wrote:
   19 Sep 2021
Could make a cute pet!
michaelb wrote:
   19 Sep 2021
Yes, it was cute.

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  • Stackhousia monogyna Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Female Gender

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