Urnisa rugosaCommon name: Red-legged Urnisa

Meaning of name: Unknown.

Distribution: Found near the coast from north of Geraldton, along the south coast to Victoria and Tasmania. 

Remarks: This grasshopper nymph was approximately 10 millimetres long. We have photographed this species in May and September.

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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