Sighting 4683898
Austracris guttulosa
Spur-throated Locust at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Austracris guttulosa | 20 Jul 2025 | RogerF | ||
| Unverified | 20 Jul 2025 | Jennybach |
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User's notes
A large well camoeuflaged grasshopper using a concealment rather than speed tactic to avoid observation.
2 comments
RogerF
wrote:
20 Jul 2025
Does local mean a locally breeding species, if so Austracris is definitely not local but an immigrant like several other species.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.950722-35.321747
- Maps Cotter Reserve
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Jul 2025 02:11 PM Recorded on
- Jennybach Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Jennybach NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Austracris guttulosa Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Austracris guttulosa Scientific name
- Spur-throated Locust Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1334.85m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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