Austracris guttulosa

Spur-throated Locust at Uriarra Village, ACT

Request use of media

Identification history

Austracris guttulosa 20 Jul 2025 RogerF
Unverified 20 Jul 2025 Jennybach

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

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
Probably cold since it comes from the tropics
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.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
834,851 sightings of 23,636 species from 15,477 members
NatureMapr is developed by at3am | Made and hosted in Australia | privacy | CCA 3.0