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Green-body Matchstick

Carnarvonella sp.

Description:

About 35mm long. Looked very much like stick, brown in colour with a little green underneath. This one was missing a leg.

Habitat:

Found on a Grevilles sp. in plant nursery.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago
Green-body Matchstick
Carnarvonella sp. Green-body Matchstick - Carnarvonella sp.


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7 Comments

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 12 years ago

Thank you Martin. What an appropriate name too :)

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Nice observation Leanne.
My first though for ID is the nymph of a flat faced grasshopper.
However such a creature exists as a neotenic adult.
Therefore the ID is likely to be correct but a nymph od this one is also possible http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Grandioso fuera de serie muy bello

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

What an insect!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 12 years ago

Thanks Sachin & oxyjack :) He was certainly is well camouflaged for his habitat.

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

Cool little grasshopper!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Amazing,,

LeanneGardner
Spotted by
LeanneGardner

4737, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Apr 19, 2012
Submitted on Apr 19, 2012

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