Coryphistes ruricola

Bark-mimicking Grasshopper at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

	Coryphistes ruricola	5 Oct 2022	RogerF
	Coryphistes ruricola	5 Oct 2022	CathB

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First photo taken on 20 September and the next two at exactly the same place on 2 October. On the earlier occasion, the grasshopper was creeping slowly along the fallen branch and flicking its antennae just like a wasp. It looked very much like it was stalking prey, although I thought grasshoppers were vegetarian.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
2 Oct 2022 10:58 AM Recorded on
CathB Recorded by
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Insects Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Grasshoppers (several families) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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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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