Oedipoda caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Blue-winged Grasshopper
Taxonomy:
- Orthoptera›Caelifera›Acridoidea›Acrididae›Oedipodinae›Oedipoda caerulescens
Status:
CI
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Recordings
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Courtship song.
Colours show the year of the last record -
| up to 1987 | 1988-97 | 1998 up to present |
Only Recording Scheme datasets are included. Other datasets on the Gateway may hold additional information.
Description:
A large, cryptically coloured grasshopper with darker bands across the forewings and a marked keel on the pronotum. Distinctive in flight when bright blue basal patches with dark borders on the hind wings are shown.
Size:
15-28 mm
Wings:
Winged.
Stridulation:
Only heard during courtship; soft, short buzzing.
Food:
Herbivorous.
Habitat:
Coastal sand dunes and south facing cliffs, disused quarries and stony fields.
Phenology:
Adults appear in late July through to October and early November.