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Grasshoppers (several families)

Grasshoppers (several families)

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“A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts" by DCF Rentz et al. 2003.

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/grasshoppers-crickets-katydids-and-locusts-order-orthoptera/

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Grasshoppers (several families)

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RogerF wrote:
28 Jul 2025
Sorry, I was busy writing the comment and forgot to confirm the species. I think we are going for pedestris on the coast and musgravea on the ranges and tablelands as the taxonomic differences depend on female specimens for detailed comparisons of the genitalia.
Psednura pedestris
RogerF wrote:
24 Jul 2025
Interesting colour form
Psednura pedestris
RogerF wrote:
21 Jul 2025
Adult. Male
Keyacris scurra
RogerF wrote:
20 Jul 2025
Does local mean a locally breeding species, if so Austracris is definitely not local but an immigrant like several other species.
Austracris guttulosa
RogerF wrote:
20 Jul 2025
Probably cold since it comes from the tropics
Austracris guttulosa

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Psednura pedestris at Vincentia, NSW

Psednura pedestris at Jerrawangala, NSW

Psednura pedestris at Jerrawangala, NSW

Psednura pedestris at Jerrawangala, NSW

Psednura sp. (genus) at Jerrawangala, NSW

Psednura sp. (genus) at Jerrawangala, NSW

Psednura sp. (genus) at Jerrawangala, NSW

Psednura pedestris at Vincentia, NSW

Keyacris scurra at Forde, ACT

Keyacris scurra at Forde, ACT

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