Sighting 4552004
Acrida conica
Giant green slantface at Mount Majura
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| Acrida conica | trevorpreston | 11 Feb 2024 | |
| Acrididae sp. (family) | MPW | 11 Feb 2024 |
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User's notes
At The Fair, Tay Street, Watson, quite a number of these bright green Acrididae grasshoppers around here currently. Actively feeding on vegetation, will fly several metres when disturbed.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.170556-35.225556
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2024 06:36 PM Recorded on
- MPW Recorded by
- Clustered Everlasting Daisy + Local grasses (as in these photos). Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- MPW 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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