Sighting 4541423
Macrotona sp. (genus)
Macrotona grasshopper at Murga, NSW
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| Macrotona sp. (genus) | DiBickers | 9 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | Paul4K | 4 Jan 2024 |
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3 comments
9 Mar 2025
Looks like macrotona sp. nr securiformis they are calling striped-cheek macrotona here- https://ellura.info/Insect/Hopper/DSC00467E-Striped-cheek-Macrotona.html
9 Mar 2025
This is a male macrotona, see genitalia. Male securiformis are short winged so this has to be another species of Macrotona probably australis. I have emailed some notes on Macrotona (5 of 23 species!)
9 Mar 2025
Oh I need to improve on identifying gender! I went by the white face and white tipped antennae but now that Ive read your notes then being male rules them out! Thanks so much for the notes @RogerF onwards and upwards
Location information
- Places Murga, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Paul4K NatureMapr Central West NSW Macrotona sp. (genus) Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Macrotona sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Macrotona grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 799m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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