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Macrotona securiformis

Inland Macrotona at Holt, ACT

Macrotona securiformis at Holt, ACT - 25 Mar 2021
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Macrotona securiformis 26 Mar 2021 RogerF
Acrididae sp. (family) 25 Mar 2021 RogerF
Unidentified 25 Mar 2021 NedJohnston

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3 comments

RogerF wrote:
   25 Mar 2021
Could be a Macrontona sp. but not one I have encountered before. Will enquire further
RogerF wrote:
   25 Mar 2021
Not all grasshoppers are identifiable from a single picture. Could I encourage you and other contributors to take lateral as well as dorsal pictures of the same species, especially showing the colour and pattern on the hind tibiae. This one does show the unusual pattern on the tibiae. The shape of the prosternal process is important to ID Macrotona species although I don't expect contributors to focus on this.
RogerF wrote:
   26 Mar 2021
Youning from ANIC has kindly identified is M securiformis. Some specimens lack the dorsal stripes.

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