Sighting 4523196
2 Key's Matchstick Grasshopper at Collector, NSW
Identification history
| Keyacris scurra | 3 Nov 2023 | RogerF | ||
| Keyacris scurra | 3 Nov 2023 | LodgeEnviro |
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Keyacris scurra recorded in roadside native vegetation.
2 comments
RogerF
wrote:
3 Nov 2023
Good sighting.
Recorded at Oakdale NR many years ago but may be extinct there due to development of excessive Themeda thatch.
There is a big sustainable population in the Collector TSRs off the Bredalbane Rd.
Roadside populations are very vulnerable to adverse council operations like grading and slashing
Recorded at Oakdale NR many years ago but may be extinct there due to development of excessive Themeda thatch.
There is a big sustainable population in the Collector TSRs off the Bredalbane Rd.
Roadside populations are very vulnerable to adverse council operations like grading and slashing
LodgeEnviro
wrote:
6 Nov 2023
@RogerF - this roadside patch was "eye-balled" while driving as being potentially suitable, with a quick stop to validate the patch yielding Keyacris within about 1 minute. Based on this rapid assessment, relatively large patches of suitable habitat persist along Marked Tree Road and Collector Road. Of note, we have recently recorded Keyacris in dense Themeda thatch at a site near Wee Jasper. It appeared at first sub-optimal habitat, with the site approx. 95% Themeda (mostly old grass). Four individuals were found with low intensity survey in a 0.5ha site. Based on this, Oakdale NR may still hold a remnant population of Keyacris (though proper management certainly required).
Cheers,
Max
Cheers,
Max
Location information
- Coordinates 149.402497-34.921756
- Altitude 813.9m
- Places Collector, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2023 01:12 PM Recorded on
- LodgeEnviro Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) LodgeEnviro
Additional information
- Present in roadside native vegetation with a diversity of native grasses and forbs. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Keyacris scurra Scientific name
- Key's Matchstick Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1219m Recorded at altitude
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