Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)

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Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)

Crickets (several families)

Grasshoppers (several families)

Katydids (Tettigoniidae)

Featured sightings

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Goulburn, NSW - 5 Jul 2025 by RobG1

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Forde, ACT - 9 Jul 2025 by leith7

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Bellmount Forest, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Genus novum 77, sp.1 (Handsome Yellow Chin) at Nitmiluk, NT - 14 May 2025 by HelenCross

Coptaspis brevipennis (A katydid) at Braemar, NSW - 12 Apr 2025 by Curiosity

Psednura sp. (genus) (Psednura sedgehopper) at Tianjara, NSW - 25 Mar 2025 by RobG1

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Hall, ACT - 30 Mar 2025 by Anna123

Heide amiculi (Heath Matchstick) at Fitzroy Falls, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 by RobG1

Latest sightings

Acrididae sp. (family) (Unidentified Grasshopper) at Mitchell Plateau, WA - 12 Jul 2025 by Mike

Urnisa guttulosa (Common Urnisa) at Acton, ACT - 19 Nov 2018 by AlisonMilton

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Goulburn, NSW - 5 Jul 2025 by RobG1

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Forde, ACT - 9 Jul 2025 by leith7

Teleogryllus commodus (Black Field Cricket) at Throsby, ACT - 15 May 2025 by TimL

Eurepa marginipennis at Narrabundah, ACT - 8 Jul 2025 by RobParnell

Valanga irregularis (Hedge Grasshopper) at Virginia, QLD - 29 Jun 2025 by KMcCue

Valanga irregularis (Hedge Grasshopper) at Virginia, QLD - 29 Jun 2025 by KMcCue

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Forde, ACT - 30 Jun 2025 by leith7

Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Fisher, ACT - 27 Jun 2025 by HelenCross

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Campbell, ACT - 10 Feb 2023 by MargD

Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Jeir, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Gryllacrididae (family) at Green Cape, NSW - 21 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Bobilla sp. (genus) (A Small field cricket) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Gastrimargus musicus (Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Tharwa, ACT - 12 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Nemobiinae sp. (sub-family) at Forde, ACT - 20 Jun 2025 by davidcunninghamwildlife

Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus) at Tharwa, ACT - 13 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Lepidogryllus sp. (genus) (A cricket) at Tharwa, ACT - 11 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Tharwa, ACT - 11 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Tharwa, ACT - 10 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Phaneropterinae (subfamily) (Leaf Katydid, Bush Katydid) at Lyneham, ACT - 18 Jun 2025 by MichaelMulvaney

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Turner, ACT - 7 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Unverified Grasshopper, Cricket or Katydid (Orthoptera) at Yarralumla, ACT - 7 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Sutton, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Sutton, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at Sutton, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Goniaea australasiae (Gumleaf grasshopper) at Bellmount Forest, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Bellmount Forest, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Bellmount Forest, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Schizobothrus flavovittatus (Disappearing Grasshopper) at Bellmount Forest, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Bellmount Forest, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

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Discussion

RogerF wrote:

13 Jul 2025

Looks like it from the picture in Rentz's book although there are some other species in this genus.

Methiolopsis geniculata

RogerF wrote:

13 Jul 2025

Not easy for the nymphs, best leave as sp.

Goniaea sp. (genus)

clarehoneydove wrote:

13 Jul 2025

@RogerF do you know this one?

Methiolopsis geniculata

clarehoneydove wrote:

13 Jul 2025

That is a shame!

Keyacris scurra

RogerF wrote:

10 Jul 2025

Known site

Urnisa guttulosa

Significant sightings

Recent activity

Acrididae sp. (family) at Mitchell Plateau, WA

Valanga irregularis at Virginia, QLD

Valanga irregularis at Virginia, QLD

Urnisa guttulosa at Acton, ACT

Urnisa guttulosa at Acton, ACT

Teleogryllus commodus at Throsby, ACT

Keyacris scurra at Goulburn, NSW

Keyacris scurra at Goulburn, NSW

Keyacris scurra at Forde, ACT

Keyacris scurra at Forde, ACT

Species Richness Score (SRS)

599

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