Valanga irregularis

Hedge Grasshopper at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

	Valanga irregularis	15 Jun 2025	RogerF
	Unverified	2 Jun 2025	MazzV

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This grasshopper has a knobbly surface to its thorax, similar to that of sightings 4672678 & 4672681. It is a medium dark yellow green colour with many small, and several larger, black markings, including what appears to be 2 thick parallel black stripes down the dorsal surface of the abdomen,2 large black patches on the upper rear leg, and 2 short black line on the sides of the upper thorax. There is a black-brown mark on the stubby wings where they join the body, and a short black line on the side of the head extending from the bottom of the eye towards the mandible. I’m curious to know how this specimen may be related to the ‘hoppers’ of sightings 4672678 & / 4672681.

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

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

Tumeric leaf Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Valanga irregularis Scientific name
Hedge Grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 197m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania