Gryllotalpa sp. (genus)

1 Mole Cricket at Queanbeyan West, NSW

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Identification history

Gryllotalpa sp. (genus)	24 Feb 2021	RogerF
Gryllotalpa sp. (genus)	24 Feb 2021	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	24 Feb 2021	Speedsta

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2 comments

trevorpreston wrote:

5 Oct 2021

I've suggested this is Gryllotalpa australis based on the very dark tegmina anterior to the stridulatory vein, and the velvety pronotum. (A Guide to Crickets of Australia by David Rentz and You Ning Su p 354 and 357.)

RogerF wrote:

5 Oct 2021

I think this is correct

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Location information

Coordinates 149.202605 -35.362609
Places Queanbeyan West, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
30 Dec 2020 11:10 AM Recorded on
Speedsta Recorded by
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Speedsta Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) Crickets (Orthoptera, several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Gryllotalpa sp. (genus) Scientific name
Mole Cricket Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1035m Recorded at altitude
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