Perunga ochracea
Perunga ochracea (Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper)
Roger Farrow proposes that the common name for this species, which mailnly occurs in the Canberra area, be the Cross-dressing Grasshopper so people remember the name and look out for it.
The name is appropriate as it has a cross on its back, can change its colour from flourescent green to Khaki brown depending on the colour of the grass around it, the extremities of its feet are blue and look like it is wearing blue high heels, and It wings are just stumps only useful as fashion accessories
Please try not to handle this grasshopper as it can easily cause a leg(s) to be lost.
Perunga ochracea is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands
Species information
- Perunga ochracea Scientific name
- Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 816.55m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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