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Insects
Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Grasshoppers (several families)
Sighting 4531139

Keyacris scurra

4 Key's Matchstick Grasshopper at Murrumbateman, NSW

Keyacris scurra at Murrumbateman, NSW - 27 Nov 2023 07:18 PM
Keyacris scurra at Murrumbateman, NSW - 27 Nov 2023 07:18 PM
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Keyacris scurra 28 Nov 2023 RogerF
Keyacris scurra 27 Nov 2023 amiessmacro

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6 comments

RogerF wrote:
   28 Nov 2023
Do you have any remnant native vegetation in you garden!
amiessmacro wrote:
   28 Nov 2023
Hi @RogerF
Not to my knowledge but we live down from the nature reserve in Murrumbateman where they are listed as a protected species I believe
RogerF wrote:
   29 Nov 2023
Just checking the site. On the map attached to your sighting the location is at the edge of a large dam and is not the same as the bee recorded earlier, Could you confirm your street address please for an exact location of the keyacris. Thanks
amiessmacro wrote:
   29 Nov 2023
@RogerF oh it had too, I just updated location thanks so much
RogerF wrote:
   29 Nov 2023
Is the block behind you still vacant but I assume you are fenced off from it?. When was your house built? Could a small Keyacris population have survived there in your garden from that time or do you think this one moved there but from where?

I visited the neighbouring reserve on 22 May 2022 and photographed 6 different individuals.

How are you going to look after your Keyacris!
amiessmacro wrote:
   29 Nov 2023
@RogerF yes there was a vacant lot behind us for some time, they’ve recently moved in but there was lots of excavation.

I haven’t seen this little one again so I’ll keep my eye out.
Any tips appreciated

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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