Sighting 4707714
Perunga ochracea
2 Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Perunga ochracea | MichaelMulvaney | 31 Oct 2025 | |
| Unverified | chriselidie | 31 Oct 2025 |
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4 comments
1 Nov 2025
Yes it is restricted to the grasslands and open woodlands of Canberra - Boorowa region - most of its recorded locations have been via Naturemapr - this is a known location
1 Nov 2025
Thanks for the extra information - I can see there is a lot of text also on the species page. Very interesting! Hope to see them again here
Location information
- Coordinates 149.137578-35.189443
- Maps Mulanggari Grasslands
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2025 06:25 PM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
- None, resting on footpath Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Perunga ochracea ACT threatened species! Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Perunga ochracea Scientific name
- Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.55m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description