Heide sp. (genus)

3 A heath matchstick grasshopper at QPRC LGA

Heide sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 12 Mar 2023
Heide sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 12 Mar 2023
Heide sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 12 Mar 2023
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Identification history

Heide sp. (genus) 22 Dec 2023 RogerF
Keyacris scurra 10 Apr 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Keyacris scurra 22 Mar 2023 NedJohnston

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Significant sighting

10 Apr 2023

A very interesting sighting in an isolated summit grassland surrounded by forest

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NedJohnston wrote:
   22 Mar 2023
@RogerF This is the correct location for the keyacris. The last one used the wrong gps and came up on South Coast Nature Map so I didn't realise until now. It was in the heath on top of Mt Budawang (so still pretty coastal).
RogerF wrote:
   23 Mar 2023
So not out of its range! but at the eastern limit
RogerF wrote:
   23 Mar 2023
Nevertheless a very interesting sighting in an isolated summit graasland surrounded by foresT
RogerF wrote:
   10 Apr 2023
Keyacris can persist in very small areas of suitable habitat down to a few hectares. Was it here at a drier time when heathland/grassland was more extensive i.e. during the last ice age and then was cut-off by the expanding forest. Any suggestions?
RogerF wrote:
   22 Dec 2023
I visited Mt Budawang today (22.12) with Rob Armstrong DPE. We flushed and photographed 3 specimens of Heide in the short (mown) grassy heath surrounding the fire tower. I believe 4480160 is a Heide sp. The apparently low number of antennae segments visible is because the base of the antenna is hidden by the vertex.

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  • 12 Mar 2023 01:15 PM Recorded on
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