Sighting 4719396
Gastrimargus musicus
Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper at Forde, ACT
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| Gastrimargus musicus | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Jan 2026 | |
| Gastrimargus musicus | chriselidie | 27 Jan 2026 | |
| Unverified | chriselidie | 27 Jan 2026 |
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User's notes
Some wings look yellow when flying. Flashed the yellow wings for a second when sitting still - maybe because it felt threatened. Partly red hindlegs (somewhat visible in pic 3)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.163310-35.172384
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2026 04:58 PM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Gastrimargus musicus Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Gastrimargus musicus Scientific name
- Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1544.5m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location