Insects

Orthoptera

Meadow Grasshopper

Chorthippus parallelus

female - Powys, Wales - September 2008

Meadow Grasshopper is the most widespread and usually the commonest orthopteran in Britain. Despite its scientific name, the sides of its pronotum are gently incurved and not parallel.

female - Powys, Wales - September 2008

female - Powys, Wales - September 2008

female - Powys, Wales - September 2008

female - Powys, Wales - September 2008

female - Powys, Wales - September 2008

female - Powys, Wales - September 2008

female - Anglesey, Wales - July 2008

female - Anglesey, Wales - July 2008

female - West Glamorgan, Wales - July 2011