A brownish grasshopper that is well camouflaged amoungst the dry gum leaves around australia.

This species has two form the adult and nymph the later is the wingless juvenile of this species

At a glance

Habitat Resting on ground among dry fallen leaves during the day. They move up and feed on green leaves during the night
Size Can grow to around 35mm for males and the females up to around 52mm
Origin Native
Distribution Widespread Across mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Widespread Across mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Resting on ground among dry fallen leaves during the day. They move up and feed on green leaves during the night
Size
Can grow to around 35mm for males and the females up to around 52mm
Common Name Gumleaf Grasshopper
Aliases Dead Leaf Grasshopper,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderOrthoptera
SuborderCaelifera
SuperfamilyAcridoidea
FamilyAcrididae
SubfamilyCatantopinae
TribeCatantopini
GenusGoniaea
SpeciesGoniaea australasiae
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Synonyms

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