Sighting 4666142
Keyacris scurra
Key's Matchstick Grasshopper at Warri, NSW
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| Keyacris scurra | RogerF | 30 Apr 2025 | |
| Keyacris scurra | JustinHurleyLey | 28 Apr 2025 |
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User's notes
Not 100% on ID, would like confirmation. I can't see any wingbuds.
4 comments
30 Apr 2025
Hi JustinHurleyLey, thanks for your sighting. The media you provided is missing or unclear. To help us verify this sighting, please provide additional media.
30 Apr 2025
There are scattered populations of K. scurra in this area in suitable habitats ie Doughboy & Reedy Creek TSRs. There is also a record of Heide amiculi from Scotts NR nearby. The occurrence of Keyacris on private property is still poorly known because of the difficulties of access.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.664471-35.305480
- Places Warri, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 30 Apr 2025 08:03 PM Recorded on
- JustinHurleyLey Recorded by
- Eragrostis brownii Associated plant
- NA Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JustinHurleyLey NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands ACT Most Wanted! ACT threatened species! Keyacris scurra Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Keyacris scurra Scientific name
- Key's Matchstick Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1219m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location