Blue-winged grasshopper
Oedipoda caerulescens
18 mmAdult male
Body length
Body length
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Blue-winged grasshopper — size comparison
The blue-winged grasshopper chooses dry sunny exposed ground including sand pits, dunes and sandy roads. Ground-resting adults can be hard to notice before move
Silhouette comparison
Length
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Measurement comparisonScale in cm
0246810
18 mm
8.56 cm
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Blue-winged grasshopper — size comparison — facts and sources
The blue-winged grasshopper chooses dry sunny exposed ground including sand pits, dunes and sandy roads. Ground-resting adults can be hard to notice before movement. Brief escape flights usually end in similar open places.
It eats herbs. Young moult successively and adult sexes differ in size. Vegetation encroachment reduces suitable exposed habitat.