Sighting 4509182
Perunga ochracea
4 Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper at Molonglo, ACT
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| Perunga ochracea | trevorpreston | 13 Sep 2023 | |
| Perunga ochracea | SteveBorkowskis | 13 Sep 2023 |
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User's notes
I’m wondering if these might be Perunga nymphs?
8 comments
13 Sep 2023
Yes Perunga Vth instar female. I think a new location for this endangered species
13 Sep 2023
Hi Roger, that’s great news. Thanks for confirming the ID. I was busy doing other tasks so I only took a few quick photos, I saw three within a few square metres. There could be quite a few there if someone was to do a more thorough search.
14 Sep 2023
Roger this is part of the Molonglo River Corridor and is known habitat, with 5 previous records from above this stretch of the river. Good to see that it is still persisting
14 Sep 2023
Yes worth checking - but is an area that people with a knowledge of Keyacris have done work in @RichardMilner @brettguy80
22 Nov 2023
It could be there - especially Kama nature reserve. Never seen but never looked properly.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049989-35.300586
- Altitude 535.8m
- Maps Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Molonglo, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 13 Sep 2023 01:45 PM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Featured SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Perunga ochracea Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Perunga ochracea Scientific name
- Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.55m Recorded at altitude
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