Goniaea opomaloides

Common name: Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

Widespread across southern Australia.

Description:

The females of this grasshopper grow to 45 millimetres long, the males to 30 millimetres.

Notes:

This grasshopper can be separated from its relatives, Goniaea australasiae and G. vocans, by the colour of its hind legs. The legs have a bluish or reddish tinge in this species.

These photographs were taken in December.

References:

A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. DCF Rentz, RC Lewis, YN Su and MS Upton. 2003

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/eb5326fb-37ea-4938-8400-f5a018945050

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