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''Miramella alpina'', the 'Green Mountain Grasshopper', is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Melanoplinae.

This common alpine grasshopper is present in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Switzerland.

The adult males grow up to 16–23 millimetres long, while the females reach 22–30 millimetres of length. They can be encountered from late June through September, mainly in moist mountain.. more

Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded Apr 18, 2014. Captured Aug 31, 2013 11:37 in ulitsa "Stefan Stambolov" 192, 1444 Bistritsa, Bulgaria.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm