Spur-throated Locust
Adult		Ellura
Spur-throated Locust
Female, dorsal		 
Animals
BirdsFishFrogs
Invert's
Ants, Bees, Flies & WaspsBeetles, Cockroaches & True BugsDragonflies, Mantids & NetwingsHoppersMoths & ButterfliesOther BugsSpiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks
MammalsReptiles
Best-AntennaeBest-DorsalBest-EyesBest-JuvenileBest-ProfileBest-PupaBest-VentralBest-Wings
 
Other
Crust & AlgaeFungiIntroduced Species
 
Plants
Mistletoe
Small Plants
DaisiesMosses & LiverwortsOrchidsOther Small PlantsSmall Bluebush & Saltbush
Shrubs & BushesTreesVines
Best-BudsBest-FlowersBest-FruitsBest-Leaves
Key-BudsKey-Flowers
              
Info
Calendars
All IntroducedMurraylands Native InvertsMurraylands Native Large AnimalsMurraylands Native Plants & Fungi
Contact
Did You Know?
about Antennaeabout Bitesabout Cold Bloodedabout Eyesabout Mimickeryabout Skinabout Toolsabout Wings
HelpHomeStatus
 
Search
Complete ListGoogleWhat's New
Spur-throated Locust (Austracris guttulosa)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Crickets, Grasshoppers & Katydids (Orthoptera)
Family: Short-horned Grasshopper (Caelifera: Acrididae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Spur-throated Locust (Austracris guttulosa)
This Photo:     Adult
Thank you Matthew Connors & Dean (SauceGandhi) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
The Female we caught & measured at Ellura was small for a female, ~55mm tip to tail & ~110mm wingspan.
Copyright © 2011-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 20-Apr-2011
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.