Macrotona australis

Common Macrotona Grasshopper at Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)

Macrotona australis at Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) - 7 Jan 2024

Macrotona australis at Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) - 7 Jan 2024

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Identification history

	Macrotona australis	22 Jun 2024	RogerF
	Macrotona sp. (genus)	22 Jun 2024	KorinneM

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3 comments

KorinneM wrote:

7 Aug 2024

@RogerF - how do you tell this apart from M. securiformis?

RogerF wrote:

7 Aug 2024

The male of securiformis has short wings. The front of the head is black in australis pale in securiformis. Not always visible in photos

KorinneM wrote:

7 Aug 2024

@RogerF thank you. Appreciate the answer.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.011189 -35.297939
Maps Piney Ridge Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Denman Prospect, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Jan 2024 01:40 PM Recorded on
KorinneM Recorded by
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Insects Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Grasshoppers (several families) KorinneM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Macrotona australis Scientific name
Common Macrotona Grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1137m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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