Acrididae – Acrida conica – Slant-faced Grasshopper

Order Orthoptera; Family Acrididae; Scientific name: Acrida conica;

Common name: Giant Slant-faced Grasshopper; Alternative common name: Giant Slantface – Depicting a brown coloured nymph (fifth instar) exposed among green grass - Distribution in Australia: Present in all mainland states; generally absent in the western deserts and along the Nullarbor Plain - Photographed in January, on shore of Swan River in Perth, Western Australia.