Coryphistes ruricola

Bark-mimicking Grasshopper at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

	Coryphistes ruricola	3 Jun 2025	RogerF
	Unverified	2 Jun 2025	MazzV

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A small grasshopper mottled all over in blacks, greys & fawns, with tinges of pink and a very few small white markings. Great camouflage, a definite “I’m not here” when perched on a tree trunk.

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Coryphistes ruricola Scientific name
Bark-mimicking Grasshopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1437.48m Recorded at altitude
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