Wingless Grasshopper, Phaulacridium vittatum. Although this species is commonly known as the “wingless” grasshopper, the adults are winged. The form of the wings can be either short, and non-functional with regards to flight, or long and fully functional. Colour pattern in this species is highly variable with the white side stripes fully formed to absent with body and head bi-coloured to largely green or even completely black.
Mating adults
Early March 2011
Hobart/nipaluna
Early April 2010
Ulverstone
Late February 2015
Buckland
Late February 2017
New Town Rivulet, Lenah Valley
Adult
Early April 2015
Buckland
Mid March 2016
Denison Beach
Late April 2018
Cosy Corner South camping ground, Bay of Fires
Phaulacridium vittatum.
Mid March 2016
Denison Beach
Identification thanks to Robert Read.
Late December 2023
nipaluna/ Hobart
photo KE
Mid April 2022
Queenstown
Winged adult
Mid April 2019
Liffey Falls walking track
Mid January 2012
Sisters Beach
Appearing to be undergoing a final adult moult.
Identification thanks to Robert Read.
Phaulacridium vittatum, nymph
Late January 2009
New Town Rivulet, Lenah Valley
Identification thanks to Robert Read.
Mid April 2022
Queenstown
Identification thanks to Robert Read
Early January 2023
Macquarie Heads.
Identification thanks to Robert Read.
Phaulacridium vittatum, nymph. Dark form.
Early January 2015
Rocky Cape
Identification thanks to Robert Read.
Late instar nymph
Early January 2015
Buckland
First Instar Nymph
Mid October 2010
Hobart/nipluna
Mid November 2021
Hobart
Mid December 2021
Lewisham
