Common macrotona
| Common macrotona | |
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| Female, laying eggs | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Macrotona |
| Species: | M. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macrotona australis | |
The common macrotona (Macrotona australis) is found in southern and eastern Australia.[2]
Taxes
[edit]Macrotona australis was first described by Francis Walker in 1870. Synonyms include Eumacrotona bella, Eumacrotona simplex, Heteracris australis, Macrotona gracilis, Macrotona lineola.[1]
Description
[edit]Size ranges from 1.7 to 3.0 cm (0.67 to 1.18 in).[3] Colour varies from red to grey. Most individuals have a bronze colouring behind the rear legs.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Its presence has been verified across mainland Australia and Tasmania.[4]
It is commonly found with spinifex grass in heath habitats.[3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macrotona australis.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Daley, Elizabeth (2007). Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd.
- ^ a b c "Common Macrotona Grasshopper Fact File". Wildlife of Sydney. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Macrotona australis (Walker)". CSIRO. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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