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Locust grasshopper

Acrididae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A short-horned grasshopper about 24mm long. Pale longitudinal stripes from the eyes back to short wing buds.

Habitat:

In a nature reserve containing a persistent creek.

Notes:

Acrididae are also 'locust' grasshoppers. Yet to search for species... http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/orthoptera_families/acridida…

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Acrididae Family

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