Acrididae sp. (family)

Unidentified Grasshopper at Goulburn, NSW

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Identification history

	Acrididae sp. (family)	18 Aug 2024	RogerF
	Unverified	18 Aug 2024	trevorpreston

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Grasshopper about 15-18mm

3 comments

trevorpreston wrote:

18 Aug 2024

An unusual looking grasshopper 15mm or more, found in open area of small shrubs and a few grasses.

RogerF wrote:

18 Aug 2024

Perhaps you could return in a few weeks to check if adults are present. This is a Vth instar

trevorpreston wrote:

10 Oct 2024

@RogerF This grasshopper is in the same reserve as my last two green grasshoppers, and only 1 or 2 hundred metres away. Do you think it is also Cirphula pyrrhocnemis?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.756690 -34.746334
Altitude 736.0m
Maps Goulburn Mulwaree Council Mount Gray Recreation Reserve, Goulburn
Places Goulburn, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Aug 2024 01:20 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects

Additional information

Small shrubs Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Acrididae sp. (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1625m Recorded at altitude
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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