Blue-winged grasshopper

Oedipoda caerulescens
Grasshoppers (Acrididae)

Blue-winged grasshopperon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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Light brown grasshopper with darker crossbands over back and legs. Short thick rear legs, neck shield with a small vertical dent. The rear wing is bright blue with dark edges, only visible when jumping.

This grasshopper cannot fly but can ‘float’ for several meters. Prefers sandy areas eating mostly plants. Chirping is soft and often missed. The ♀ is clearly larger than the ♂.

⇔ l. 13-23 mm

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≈ The OEDIPODA GERMANICA (Red-winged grasshopper) is similar and only when jumping can the wing colour be seen.

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Shape

Colour

Leg

Back

Feeler

Wing

Striking

Size 10-50 mm

Shape Jumper

Colour

Leg Six

Back Smooth

Feeler Visible

Wing On back

Striking Long aft leg

10-50 mm

Jumper

Six

Smooth

Visible

On back

Long aft leg

1 LookAlikes (LA):

Red-winged grasshopper

Blue-winged grasshopper

Blauwvleugelsprinkhaan

Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke

Criquet à ailes bleues

Oedipoda caerulescens [L.]

Oedipoda caerulescens [L.]

Oedipoda caerulescens [L.]

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Oedipoda caerulescens [L.]

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