Sighting 4463129
Acrida conica
Giant green slantface at Aranda, ACT
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| Acrida conica | RogerF | 7 Jan 2023 | |
| Morabidae (family) | MattM | 7 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
Very small wingless matchstick grasshopper. Camera would not focus properly. In high diversity box gum grassy woodland.
4 comments
7 Jan 2023
These are nymphs of Acrida, Striped femur and side of pronutm, black tibiae. wing buds just visible, > 10 antenna segments.
Very confusing.
Very confusing.
7 Jan 2023
These are nymphs of Acrida, striped femur and side of pronotum, black tibiae. wing buds just visible, > 10 antenna segments.
Very confusing.
Very confusing.
7 Jan 2023
I looked at that and compared them. I thought these were Acrida, but your individuals looked a bit more developed so I wasn't very sure.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.084572-35.252953
- Altitude 633.1m
- Maps Flea Bog Flat, Bruce Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2023 01:38 PM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
Collections
- MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acrida conica Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Acrida conica Scientific name
- Giant green slantface Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1615m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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