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Small Gold Grasshopper

Euthystira brachyptera

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Description:

A male Small Gold Grasshopper (Euthystira brachyptera) on mullein (Verbascum sp.) leaves. Family: Acrididae, Subfamily: Gomphocerinae. Euthystira brachyptera can reach a length of 13–26 mm. The body color is shiny yellow-green. The wings of the males reach the center of the abdomen,while the wings of the females are very small and usually purplish.

Habitat:

Deciduous woodland edge.

Notes:

The total distribution ranges from the Pyrenees to Siberia.

Reference Links:

Euthystira brachyptera - Overview, Euthystira brachyptera, European locusts and their ecology: Euthystira brachyptera

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