Caedicia simplex
1 Common Garden Katydid at Page, ACT
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| Caedicia simplex | RogerF | 22 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | DonTaylor | 22 Dec 2022 |
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A pink erythrism grasshopper which has already lost a hind leg. Not very mobile.
2 comments
22 Dec 2022
I learnt a new word today. We had another erythrismic katydid the other day. Not uncommon in Orthoptera, see cover of Dave Rentz's katydid book, but not good for camouflage..
22 Dec 2022
Thanks, Roger for the ID and explanation. Pink on green was not good camouflage, but I suspect it probably won't last long already having lost a hind leg.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.045160-35.240680
- Altitude 616.0m
- Places Page, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2022 01:48 PM Recorded on
- DonTaylor Recorded by
- Bog Sage (Salvia uliginosa) Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Collections
- DonTaylor Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caedicia simplex Katydids (Tettigoniidae) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Caedicia simplex Scientific name
- Common Garden Katydid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1588m Recorded at altitude
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