Acrididae – Gastrimargus musicus – Yellow-winged Locust

Order Orthoptera; Family Acrididae; Scientific name: Gastrimargus musicus;

Common name: Yellow-winged Locust – Depicting a brown coloured nymph (fourth instar) exposed and conspicuous in a freshly burnt environment - Distribution in Australia: Present in eastern Tasmania and all mainland states wherever annual rainfall exceeds 500 mm; generally absent in all arid and semi-arid habitats - Photographed in January, on shore of Swan River in Perth, Western Australia.