Acrididae – Coryphistes ruricola – Bark-mimicking Grasshopper

Order Orthoptera; Family Acrididae; Scientific name: Coryphistes ruricola;

Common name: Bark-mimicking Grasshopper - Mating; male grasshoppers are usually considerably smaller than females - Distribution in Australia: Present in all mainland states - Photographed in February, in Walpole-Nornalup National Park, in the South West Region of Western Australia.