Insects
Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Grasshoppers (several families)
Sighting 4655256

Keyacris scurra

Key's Matchstick Grasshopper at Booth, ACT

Keyacris scurra at Booth, ACT - 22 Mar 2025 11:11 AM
Keyacris scurra at Booth, ACT - 22 Mar 2025 11:11 AM
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Keyacris scurra 27 Mar 2025 RogerF
Keyacris scurra 27 Mar 2025 clarehoneydove
Unverified 22 Mar 2025 KMcCue

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7 comments

clarehoneydove wrote:
   27 Mar 2025
Hi @KMcCue can I check size please? This looks smaller than 50mm (5cm)- looks like a nymph. But if its really over 5cm maybe its a Heidi sp. adult but the antennae dont look long enough. Its blurry so possible but unlikely from inspection
RogerF wrote:
   27 Mar 2025
The size must be incorrect. It is unlikely to be an early instar wingless nymph of Acrida at this time of year or is a late instar nymph of Keyacris. Both would be about 20mm in length. There is suitable habitat in this area for Keyacris although a search at nearby Glendale last year failed to find any Keyacris
clarehoneydove wrote:
   27 Mar 2025
Its the year of the keyacris! They are making their comeback!
KMcCue wrote:
   27 Mar 2025
Yes it was small, longer than some of the other grasshoppers I see there. Perhaps 5cm is stretching it, 3cm maybe, but I saw it whilst weeding our primary role, not whilst looking for grasshoppers and the length is a memory recall, much later. Not very scientific I'm sorry. I should take a ruler and notebook perhaps but I have water, a camera/phone, plastic bag, a mattock, secateurs, and wear thick gloves (Saffron Thistle is hard on hands) quite enough to hang onto.
clarehoneydove wrote:
   27 Mar 2025
@KMcCue I find size very difficult to ascertain myself! I just happen to know keyacris size.
KMcCue wrote:
   27 Mar 2025
There is a dried Kangaroo dropping under it so yes, more like 20 mm. Thanks Roger and Clarehoneydove
clarehoneydove wrote:
   27 Mar 2025
Good job finding the little guy!!

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