Gastrimargus musicus
| Yellow-winged grasshopper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Locustini |
| Genus: | Gastrimargus |
| Species: | G. musicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastrimargus musicus Fabricius, 1775
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Gastrimargus musicus, the yellow-winged locust[1] or yellow-winged grasshopper, is a common grasshopper in Australia. It only displays its yellow back wings in flight, when it also emits a loud clicking or crackling sound.[2] When swarming, the adults become dark brown.[2]
They are sometimes confused with the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), though the yellow winged locust is "stouter and larger". In north Australian savannas it remains a solitary species.[2]
Adult females range from 35 to 50 mm, while males are smaller ranging from 25 to 35 mm.[3]
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Grasshopper with its head stuck in a barbed wire fence displays its yellow back wings -
Illustration
References
[edit]- ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species Gastrimargus musicus (Fabricius, 1775)". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Yellow winged locust: Gastrimargus musicus". Australian Government, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry. Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "7. Yellow winged locust: Gastrimargus musicus". Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Australian Government.