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Family Pyrgomorphidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Green Grass Pyrgomorph that we found in the
Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Female and male, length 40mm and 30mm.
- The insects in this
page could be Atractomorpha similis or Atractomorpha australis. Both
species look similar and can be found in Brisbane. They are almost
impossible to be distinguished on photos. From the reference information, A. similis
adults can be found around all year while A. australis adults
found only on Feb, Mar and Apr.
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- Apr 2011, White Rock
Mar 2010, Carbrook Wetland
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- They are common in grassy and moist area.
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- May 2007, Bulimba Creek,
Wishard
Aug 2010
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- This grasshopper is also known as Vegetable Grasshopper. They are
common in Brisbane and easily found on grasses and
other garden plants. They are small and green in colour. They do not jump very fast nor fly very far, easy
to catch, but hard to be seen when they hide in grasses.
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- May
2004
Jan 2004
Nymph, length 25mm
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- They are grass green in colour, with pink colour on their hind wings and abdomen,
covered by front wings. Males are smaller than female in size. Nymphs look
similar to the adults except wingless.
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- Jan 2005
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- The Vegetable Grasshoppers feed on different type of leaves, mainly on
dicotyledonous plants. They
can be found in gardens and farms, but seldom cause large
damages.
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- Brown form can also be found in this species.
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- May 2007 Eight Mile Plains
- Reference:
- 1. A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts - DCF
Rentz, RC Lewis, YN Su and MS Upton, 2003, p57, 58.
- 2. A Revision of the Australian Atractomorphini - KHL Key and DK
McE.Kevan, 1980, Australian Journal of Zoology 28 (6) 717 - 773.
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