Sighting 4485041
1 Hedge Grasshopper at Ormiston, QLD
Identification history
| Valanga irregularis | 24 Jan 2025 | RogerF | ||
| Valanga irregularis | 1 May 2023 | TimL |
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User's notes
Around 90mm in length and possibly a Giant Valanga, the largest grasshopper on the continent. Very slow moving when sighted on the sunny side of a tree. Additional close-up information is provided in following sighting 4485042 to help with identification. Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting.
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Location information
- Coordinates 153.250651-27.511395
- Altitude 27.6m
- Places Ormiston, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Apr 2023 11:49 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Valanga irregularis Scientific name
- Hedge Grasshopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 197m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
