Acrida conica

Giant green slantface at Wodonga, VIC

Acrida conica at Wodonga, VIC - 26 Jan 2021 04:23 PM

Acrida conica at Wodonga, VIC - 26 Jan 2021 04:23 PM

Acrida conica at Wodonga, VIC - 26 Jan 2021 04:23 PM

Acrida conica at Wodonga, VIC - 26 Jan 2021 04:23 PM

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Identification history

	Acrida conica	27 Jan 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	26 Jan 2021	KylieWaldon

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This... thing, flipped onto the road as I was going back to my car. Grasshopper? Stick insect? it was pretty big.

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

27 Jan 2021

Like many grasshoppers the slant face can develop a green or brown colouration depending on the colour of the grass around it.

KylieWaldon wrote:

27 Jan 2021

Thanks Michael. Its one of the weirdest things I've seen to date.

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Location information

Coordinates 146.873084 -36.166858
Maps Wodonga
Places Wodonga, VIC

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Jan 2021 04:23 PM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects

Species information

Acrida conica Scientific name
Giant green slantface Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1615m Recorded at altitude
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