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Grass psednura
Psednura pedestris
-37.9638, 145.654
Field Notes
Description:
A very flat, seed-mimic grasshopper about 35mm long. Very alert and wouldn't allow me to approach closer than a couple of metres. Very hard to see in seedy grasses.
Habitat:
In grasses in a large state forest.
Notes:
Also called 'Common psednura' but there doesn't seem to be many recent shots of it. <br>
Here is a green species from NSW... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21256158 <br>
order: ORTHOPTERA <br>
suborder: CAELIFERA <br>
superfamily: ACRIDOIDEA <br>
family: PYRGOMORPHIDAE <br>
subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae <br>
tribe: Psednurini <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:b5… <br>
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=2720047
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2014
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