Peakesia hospita

Common Peakesia Grasshopper at Gundaroo, NSW

Peakesia hospita at Gundaroo, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 12:38 PM
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Peakesia hospita 7 hrs ago clarehoneydove
Peakesia hospita Yesterday clarehoneydove
Unidentified 13 Mar 2025 ConBoekel

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Only one poor image before it hopped away...

4 comments

   16 Mar 2025
Peakesia?
RogerF wrote:
   Yesterday
Correct!!
   Yesterday
Phew. Need a confidence boost
RogerF wrote:
   8 hrs ago
Used to be very common in the 70's. Now not so often seen. We know so little about long term trends in insect abundance and their causes although climate and its effects on vegetation is probably the main driver.

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