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 18 Mar 2025 clarehoneydove
Peakesia hospita 17 Mar 2025 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:
   17 Mar 2025
Correct!!
   17 Mar 2025
Phew. Need a confidence boost
RogerF wrote:
   18 Mar 2025
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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