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Mimetic gumleaf grass hopper
Goniaea sp
-37.894, 145.311
Field Notes
Description:
A brown grasshopper about 40 mms long. Wings appeared to have a slightly bluish tinge.
Antennae were straw coloured. This specimen blended perfectly with the dry gum leaves and twigs on the ground.
Habitat:
dry sclerophyll forest
Notes:
Cannot specify the gender of this grass hopper. He/she was very difficult to spot let alone photograph. Saw the hopper jump twice but could not locate where he/she landed.
The grasshopper is in the centre of pic #1. Pic 2 is an unscaled version of the same photo just to show the location and forest floor.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 14, 2011
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