Sighting 4432959
Caledia captiva
grasshopper at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Caledia captiva | RogerF | 24 Apr 2022 | |
| Praxibulus sp. (genus) | JimL | 24 Apr 2022 |
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User's notes
Hope this species grouping is close to the mark.
2 comments
24 Apr 2022
The stripes on the dorsal thorax show it to be in sub-family Acridinae rather than the sub-family Oxyinae. Also it is fully winged, all Praxibulus are brachypterus.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.973929-35.757140
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Apr 2022 12:58 PM Recorded on
- JimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caledia captiva Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Caledia captiva Scientific name
- grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 980.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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