Paratettix australis

A pygmy grasshopper at Weetangera, ACT

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Identification history

	Paratettix australis	27 Feb 2023	RogerF
	Unidentified	16 Feb 2023	trevorpreston

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Grasshopper 10-12mm on edges of Dam.

4 comments

RogerF wrote:

16 Feb 2023

all these are different colour forms of the same species

trevorpreston wrote:

17 Feb 2023

I think they are, I didn't realise it at the time but when I looked at the photos I noticed certain similarities of markings that made me wonder if most of these sightings were the same species.

RogerF wrote:

17 Feb 2023

I did my masters at Imperial College on three species fo Tetrix in England and meticuously drew all the colour forms so I know them well!

trevorpreston wrote:

17 Feb 2023

So can I safely assume this sighting is also Paratettix australis?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.043557 -35.261223
Altitude 657.0m
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Weetangera, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
16 Feb 2023 05:21 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
Collections
Insects Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) trevorpreston

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Paratettix australis Scientific name
A pygmy grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1263.48m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Paratettix albolimbatus

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