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Valanga irregularis Big, like 10 cm or more in length!<br /> Tentative ID Fall,Geotagged,Giant Grasshopper,Indonesia,Valanga irregularis Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Valanga irregularis

Big, like 10 cm or more in length!
Tentative ID

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It looks similar to Valanga irregularis, which seems super variable. The problem is that Valanga irregularis is an Australian species, but there seems to be some spottings of it in PNG and Indonesia.
    Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      Some australian species can overlap in location as the Moluccan islands are already quite close to Australia and New Guinea. Thanks for the tip! Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Makes sense! You're welcome. Posted 4 years ago
  3. View Ernst's profile
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    I agree with Christine . Although it’s distribution is tropical also on Christmas Island just of Sumatra.
    I have images of nymphs and they look almost identical to yours .     Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      Your comments are reassuring so I will check them and see, many thanks to you too! :-) Posted 4 years ago
  5. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
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    There are images of Valanga irregularities on Jungledragon, check them out Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      I am getting really convinced on this being Valanga genus.
      And I also see ressemblance to V. irregularis here so I will add it as tentative ID
      http://portugal.inaturalist.org/taxa/201638-Valanga

      Super thanks again! :-)       Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

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The Giant Grasshopper

Valanga irregularis is a giant grasshopper that appears along the north coast of Australia.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Mar 3, 2021. Captured Nov 2, 2019 02:36 in Unnamed Road, Kobe, Weda Tengah, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah, Maluku Utara, Indonesia.
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  • SP-820UZ
  • f/5.0
  • 10/500s
  • ISO125
  • 23.3mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.