Coryphistes ruricolaCommon name: Bark-mimicking Grasshopper
Meaning of name: Unknown.
Distribution: Widespread across most of Australia.
Description: This grasshopper grows to 54 millimetres long.
Notes: There are five different races of this grasshopper. One of the identifying features of the races is the colourful hind leg. See the photograph of this grasshopper on the blue background (below) to see this feature.
We have photographed this grasshopper from September to January.
References: A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. DCF Rentz, RC Lewis, YN Su and MS Upton. 2003
Identification courtesy of David Knowles.
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The grid lines are 2mm apart.
The short wings indicate that this is a young grasshopper, or nymph.
The colourful hind leg is a distinctive feature of this species.
This individual has fully grown wings which indicate it is an adult.
