Acrididae – Buforania sp. No. 08 – Toad-hopper

Order Orthoptera; Family Acrididae; Scientific name: Buforania sp. (WA-Wittenoom);

Common name: Toad-hopper, or Toadhopper; Alternative common name: Gibber-rock-imitating Grasshopper - Female; mimicry adaptation for living in a rocky habitat - Distribution in Australia: Western Australia - Photographed in May in Wittenoom Gorge, in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.