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Bow-winged grasshopper - male, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Species ID tentative. It&#039;s a visual match yet there&#039;s two competing species that look near identical. This particular is far more numerous, so statistically the more likely one. I&#039;ll see if I can get more certainty from an expert.<br /> <br /> This one was heating up on a fallen tree, probably the reason is was unusually cooperative.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121133/bow-winged_grasshopper_-_frontal_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html" title="Bow-winged grasshopper - frontal, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/121133_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=IiZnnL87n8R1mWK9OBBzTkndFjA%3D" width="200" height="184" alt="Bow-winged grasshopper - frontal, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands https://www.jungledragon.com/image/120768/bow-winged_grasshopper_-_male_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html Bow-winged grasshopper,Chorthippus biguttulus,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure> Chorthippus biguttulus,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Bow-winged grasshopper - male, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

Species ID tentative. It's a visual match yet there's two competing species that look near identical. This particular is far more numerous, so statistically the more likely one. I'll see if I can get more certainty from an expert.

This one was heating up on a fallen tree, probably the reason is was unusually cooperative.

Bow-winged grasshopper - frontal, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands https://www.jungledragon.com/image/120768/bow-winged_grasshopper_-_male_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html Bow-winged grasshopper,Chorthippus biguttulus,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,World

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    Calbost Niel
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    Very woody camouflage Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Yes, although it's probably a coincidence, they have a pretty variable appearance. Posted 4 years ago

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The Bow-winged grasshopper

''Chorthippus biguttulus'', the bow-winged grasshopper, is one of the most common species of grasshopper found in the dry grassland of northern and central Europe. It is part of a group of species that are very difficult to identify morphologically. ''Chorthippus biguttulus'' was previously classified as a single species ''Stauroderus variabilis''. The three species were distinguished using song characteristics.

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Uploaded Aug 26, 2021. Captured Aug 21, 2021 14:34.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm