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Family Pyrgomorphidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Common Pyrgomorph
that we found in the
Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Body length 30mm
- This Pyrgomorph is a short-winged adult,
although long-wings form can sometimes be found. Pictures taken near Buhot Creek on Daisy Hills on Apr 2011.
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- From the
reference their habitats are dry area include the dry sclerophyll forest.
They feed on leaves of board range of plants.
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- This species can be found in south-east and southern area of Australia.
Individual in different area colours are a bit different.
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- Reference:
- 1. A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts - DCF
Rentz, RC Lewis, YN Su and MS Upton, 2003, p48.
- 2. Grasshopper
Country - the Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia, D Rentz,
UNSW Press, 1996, plate 241.
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