Perunga ochracea

Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper at Mawson, ACT

Identification history

Perunga ochracea 22 Oct 2024 MichaelMulvaney

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

22 Oct 2024

New recorded location of this threatened Grasshopper

User's notes

I did not have a camera with me- but I am very familiar with this Grasshopper and it had distinctive cross on brown back, and reduced wing - It was about 2.5cm so I assume it is an adult female

1 comment

Mike wrote:
   22 Oct 2024
Another reason to have this Conservation Area.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Nearby sightings

Page 1 of 1 - image sightings only

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Female Gender

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,197,954 sightings of 20,882 species in 9,267 locations from 12,689 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.