Australian Orthopteroids
GrasshoppersBlistered Pyrgomorph Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis) Macrotona Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata)
A beautiful looking Pyrgomorph, commonly known as the Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata), in the gaudy grasshopper family Pyrgomorphidae, subfamily Pyrgomorphinae.
Belonging to the order Orthoptera, this colourful insect is a member of the suborder Caelifera, that encompasses the grasshoppers, locusts and allies.
Mainly observations record them only in Queensland. They are said to feed on paper daisies (Helichrysum) and other plants. The will lift their wing covers, the red being displayed as warning. They can also regurgitate a smelly fluid when handled.3, 4
Pictured are adult specimens, male and female.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Orthoptera
- Suborder: Caelifera
- Superfamily: Acridoidea
- Family: Pyrgomorphidae
- Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
- Tribe: Monistriini
- Genus: Greyacris
- Species: Greyacris profundesulcata
Footnote & References
- Greyacris profundesulcata (Carl, 1916), Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b4abadfe-6b3c-497c-8d8c-4e2af4bc9ae5
- Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/739486-Greyacris-profundesulcata
- Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland, ISBN 0-7242-9349-3
- Greyacris profundesulcata (Carl); Pyrgomorphidae; Pyrgomorphinae; Monistriini fem 8577, Dave Rentz, Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturenoises/17247055716/
- Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph, Project Noah, https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1093062982
- A spectacular grasshopper, Green Path, North Queensland wildlife and the environment, https://malcolmtattersall.com.au/wp/2011/04/a-spectacular-grasshopper/
GrasshoppersBlistered Pyrgomorph Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis) Macrotona Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata)
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