Phaulacridium vittatum

Wingless Grasshopper at Moncrieff, ACT

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Identification history

	Phaulacridium vittatum	5 May 2024	RogerF
	Macrotona australis	2 Apr 2024	smithga

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Found in suburban garden at Moncrief. Moved quickly and only managed a couple of photographs. Believed to be Common grasshopper (Macrotona australis).

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RogerF wrote:

2 Apr 2024

Macropterus striped morph

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Location information

Places Moncrieff, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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smithga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects Phaulacridium vittatum

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Resting Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

Phaulacridium vittatum Scientific name
Wingless Grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Minor weed or pest
Up to 1753m Recorded at altitude
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