Macrotona australis

Common Macrotona Grasshopper at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

	Macrotona australis	26 Oct 2021	RogerF
	Macrotona securiformis	26 Oct 2021	Roger

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2 comments

RogerF wrote:

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.

Roger wrote:

30 Oct 2021

Thanks Roger, more likly to the common one.

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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
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Insects Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Roger

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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