Epallia exigua

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Identification history

Epallia exigua	3 Jun 2025	RogerF
Epallia exigua	3 Jun 2025	RogerF
Unverified	2 Jun 2025	MazzV

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Sharing some similarities with sighting 4635617, this ?grasshopper? may not be a locust. Differences include the elongated-diamond shape of the fawn mid dorsal stripe, which spans the entire body length (from head to ‘tail’). The head and thorax appear to be the same colour as the dorsal stripe, without any other discernible markings, apart from the tan line that borders the dorsal stripe. The abdomen is also the same colour, as are the legs. The wings, in contrast, are a light brown, and have many fine darker brown and fawn markings; (the locust at sighting 4635617 is generally a mid brown colour with darker markings all over except for the dorsal stripe and head). There is a short black-brown line at the tip of the wings, running parallel to the lower edge, and another, shorter brown mark running in roughly the same direction. The upper rear legs appear to have a few fine & sparse dark brown markings along the outer edge. It is shorter than equally mature locusts I’ve seen, assuming that the brown & fawn colouring indicates mature adult stage.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
MazzV Recorded by
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects

Additional information

Grape leaf Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Epallia exigua Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning

Record quality

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More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania