Gastrimargus musicus

2 Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper at Brindabella, NSW

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Identification history

	Gastrimargus musicus	13 Feb 2025	RogerF
	Unverified	12 Feb 2025	JRCNM

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User's notes

Appeared to be laying eggs in the road gravel.

2 comments

RogerF wrote:

13 Feb 2025

Correct

JRCNM wrote:

15 Feb 2025

Thank you RogerF. For my info, can you tell me if this is the only yellow-winged locust/grasshopper (which I see often but not stationary), or are there several spp. with yellow wings? TIA.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.744037 -35.384815
Places Brindabella, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Feb 2025 03:09 PM Recorded on
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JRCNM NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Featured Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Egg laying Breeding behaviour

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
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania