The common macrotona (''Macrotona australis'') is found in southern and eastern
Australia.
Taxes
''Macrotona australis'' was first described by
Francis Walker in 1870. Synonyms include ''Eumacrotona bella'', ''Eumacrotona simplex'', ''Heteracris australis'', ''Macrotona gracilis'', ''Macrotona lineola''.
Description
Size ranges from .
Colour varies from red to grey. Most individuals have a bronze colouring behind the rear legs.
Distribution and habitat
Its presence has been verified across mainland Australia and
Tasmania
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It is commonly found with
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* Spinifex (coastal grass), ''Spinifex'' (coastal grass), a genus of grasses growing on coastal dunes in Asia and Australasia
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grass in
heath
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habitats.
References
Acrididae
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