Phaulacridium vittatum

Wingless Grasshopper at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

	Phaulacridium vittatum	3 Jun 2025	RogerF
	Unverified	2 Jun 2025	MazzV

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A small grasshopper, generally all browns, with tan upper rear legs and dark brown eyes. The dark brown wings appear almost as long as the abdomen. A section of the dorsal torso, is a lighter brown and looks like a scalloped plate with dark brown patterning. The 2 pairs of forelegs appear a similar colour with similar patterning, becoming much darker at the ‘feet’. The tan upper rear legs appear to have 2 dense dark brown patches on thie upper surface, a less dense patch further away from the body and end in a joint with the next lower leg section, which is a black brown colour. The underside of the abdomen appears to be a light tan colour with brown makings in similar shades to the upper rear legs (photo 2).

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

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

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Phaulacridium vittatum Scientific name
Wingless Grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Minor weed or pest
Up to 1753m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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