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Common macrotona
Female, laying eggs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Macrotona
Species: M. australis
Binomial name
Macrotona australis
(Walker, 1870)

The common macrotona (Macrotona australis) is found in southern and eastern Australia.

Taxes

Macrotona australis was first described by Francis Walker in 1870. Synonyms include Eumacrotona bella, Eumacrotona simplex, Heteracris australis, Macrotona gracilis, Macrotona lineola.

Description

Size ranges from 1.7 to 3.0 cm (0.67 to 1.18 in). Colour varies from red to grey. Most individuals have a bronze colouring behind the rear legs.

Distribution and habitat

Its presence has been verified across mainland Australia and Tasmania.

It is commonly found with spinifex grass in heath habitats.

References

  1. ^ Bisby FA; Roskov YR; Orrell TM; Nicolson D; Paglinawan LE; Bailly N; Kirk PM; Bourgoin T; van Hertum J (2009-04-02). "Common Macrotona". Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  2. Daley, Elizabeth (2007). Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd.
  3. ^ "Common Macrotona Grasshopper Fact File". Wildlife of Sydney. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  4. "Macrotona australis (Walker)". CSIRO. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
Taxon identifiers
Macrotona australis


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