Acripeza reticulata (Mountain Katydid, also known as Mountain Grasshopper) ~~~
The one on left and also the one on top-right is a female. When its wings are folded, it looks like a small lump of dirt and is not easy to be spotted. But when its wings are spread out, you can see the beautiful red, blue & black bands on its body.
The male is much skinnier - bottom-right.
Just looking at the photo, you wouldn't have imagined they are the same insect !
Above photo was taken in 2015 March, during a climbing trip to Gungartan Mountain in Kosciuszko National Park in NSW, Australia. Photos and trip report of that climb are in:
http://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/gungartan-kerries-ridge-nsw-australia.html
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When shown these photos, everyone was impressed by the colour of the Mountain Katydid ... except one guy called David W***. He was not impressed and said, quote, "All sorts of brightly coloured insects are around my house."
ReplyDeleteFrankly, I don't believe he has any brightly coloured insects in his garden (barring the odd butterflies, lady bugs and St Andrew's Cross spider). So I asked for some photos. He turned mute.
Some people are like that ... just want to show they are unimpressed by you ... sigh :-(
The guy is David Wong from Kambah, Canberra.
DeleteI think David Wong is dead sometime in 2022
DeleteDavid Wong's wife is Lana. She is weird. She didn't inform us that David is dead :-(
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