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Grasshopper / Obični zeleni skakavac

Omocestus viridulus

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Description:

It tends to be green all over, but some may have brown coloration on the sides. In Scandinavia, they tend to have either a green or light brown colour. The males do not have any red coloring on the abdomen and possess a noticeably long ovipositor, characteristics that help distinguish it from the similar species O. rufipes and O. haemorrhoidalis. The eyes of this species may be either brown or yellow. The typical body length is 17–20 mm. They possess a strongly darkened region of the hind wing.

Habitat:

It typically lives in moderately wet regions around Europe except north of the Arctic Circle, and it is distributed widely over Britain. Its range extends east as far as Siberia and Mongolia.Their preferred habitat consists of areas with longer grass.

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