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Rufous grasshopper Rufous grasshopper in grass Gomphocerus rufus female<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/32975/rufous_grasshopper.html" title="Rufous grasshopper"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/32975_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1769040010&Signature=nvKudbIllrzegeVoFH7UFFHagxM%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Rufous grasshopper Rufous grasshopper in grass Gomphocerippus rufus female<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/32974/rufous_grasshopper.html Acrididae,Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Fall,Geotagged,Gomphocerippus rufus,Insect,Insecta,Orthoptera,Rufous grasshopper,Short-horned Grasshopper,Steppe grasshopper,Vitosha Mountain Nature Park,Wildlife" /></a></figure> Acrididae,Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Fall,Geotagged,Gomphocerippus rufus,Gomphocerus rufus,Insect,Insecta,Orthoptera,Rufous grasshopper,Short-horned Grasshopper,Steppe grasshopper,Vitosha Mountain Nature Park,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Rufous grasshopper

Rufous grasshopper in grass Gomphocerus rufus female

Rufous grasshopper Rufous grasshopper in grass Gomphocerippus rufus female<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/32974/rufous_grasshopper.html Acrididae,Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Fall,Geotagged,Gomphocerippus rufus,Insect,Insecta,Orthoptera,Rufous grasshopper,Short-horned Grasshopper,Steppe grasshopper,Vitosha Mountain Nature Park,Wildlife

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  1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    I am almost 99% convinced that this is Chorthippus dorsatus, but still need some further investigation.
    http://www.orthoptera.ch/arten/item/chorthippus-chorthippus-dorsatus-dorsatus     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
      Jivko Nakev
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      I've sent the images to Orthoptera.ch and they identified it as Rufous grasshopper.
      http://www.orthoptera.ch/arten/item/gomphocerippus-rufus       Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Great job on the photo as well as the ID! Posted 10 years ago

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The Rufous grasshopper

The rufous grasshopper is a medium-sized, broad, brown, 'short-horned' grasshopper with clubbed antennae that are tipped with a conspicuous white or pale color. This insect is known as both "Gomphocerippus rufus" and "Gomphocerus rufus".

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Oct 8, 2015. Captured Oct 3, 2015 11:31 in Unnamed Road, 1616 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/10.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.