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Blue-winged Grasshopper

Oedipoda caerulescens

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Habitat:

Coastal marshes

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Comments (14)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
As you can see, I have gone for the blue-winged because mine seems to be just pale and dark grey whereas the Germanica appears to be buffish or brownish at least on the darker bands, the wiki says buff/greyish while the blue-winged is variable. If it were buffish it would be more difficult to decide, I think.
bayucca
Some links to compare and check: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipoda_caerulescens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipoda_germanica
bayucca
That's why I wrote my comment below... There are 2 very similar Oedipoda sp., one with red and one with blue wings. You only can see the colors when they are flying. I have seen tons of them in Spain. http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9686/oedipodacaerulescensgerbf2.jpg I haven't the time yet to check mines.
valentinezza
Hi Jemma, look here http://www.visualphotos.com/image/1x9113291/blue-winged_grasshopper_oedipoda_caerulescens There's also the Oedipoda Germanic but is larger and with red wings http://www.insecte.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44563
HemaShah
Great link. I recommend that it is a good read and shares fascinating and excellent facts about grasshoppers,many unknown!!
HemaShah
fascinating. This grasshopper has good camouflage. Great pic too.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
http://insects.about.com/od/grasshoppersandcrickets/a/10-Cool-Facts-About-Grasshoppers.htm
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Some grasshoppers most definitely can fly, especially our Egyptian Grasshoppers which look like small birds! Locusts are just Grasshoppers which have swarmed.
HemaShah
amazing fact valentinezza!! W ehave similar ones on Mt Diablo with blue legs. Would it look like a butterfly? i have seen grasshoppers jump from place to place but never fly. infact I never knew they flew!! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15792375
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
It appeared to jump ahead of me on the path, I did not see it open any wings so saw no colour. I stopped to look and take the photos, when I walked round it, it turned, as they often do. I then left it. If I see one again I'll look closer.
bayucca
Red or Blue is here the question...
valentinezza
It seems like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipoda_caerulescens. Have you seen it jump? It looks like a blue butterfly. There're many in my part, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/36981020.

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

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