Blue-winged Grasshopper
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Caelifera » Acridoidea » Acrididae » Oedipodinae » Oedipoda caerulescens
Status
CI
Distribution Map
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.
Recordings
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.