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Gumleaf Grasshopper - nymph A small nymph about 30 mm long so well camouflaged that it was hard to pick it out from the surrounding dead gum leaves. The whole body was a uniform grey-brown. A midline thoracic ridge made it look a little hunched. Antennae were short and the same colour as the body.<br />
Spotted amongst gum leaf litter in a national park - Churchill Nat. Park.<br />
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Gumleaf Grasshopper - nymph

A small nymph about 30 mm long so well camouflaged that it was hard to pick it out from the surrounding dead gum leaves. The whole body was a uniform grey-brown. A midline thoracic ridge made it look a little hunched. Antennae were short and the same colour as the body.
Spotted amongst gum leaf litter in a national park - Churchill Nat. Park.

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  1. Wow! you have sharp eyes :) Congrats on great find! Posted 8 years ago

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"Goniaea australasiae" is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Leuba Ridgway
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By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Oct 16, 2016. Captured Oct 16, 2016 12:57 in Stonemasons Track, Lysterfield South VIC 3156, Australia.
  • SZ-10
  • f/3.7
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO125
  • 10.99mm