Sighting 4402580
Macrotona australis
Common Macrotona Grasshopper at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Macrotona australis | RogerF | 26 Oct 2021 | |
| Macrotona securiformis | Roger | 26 Oct 2021 |
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2 comments
26 Oct 2021
It would be impossible to separate securiformis from australis at this second instar stage. Given that australis is much the commoner I would bet on australis unless you know some feature that I am unaware of.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.084908-35.277868
- Altitude 581.6m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Oct 2021 09:17 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macrotona australis Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Macrotona australis Scientific name
- Common Macrotona Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1137m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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