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Old 21-09-2009, 08:50 PM
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Re: Field Grasshopper or..

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Originally Posted by tristanba View Post
looks like Field Grasshopper to me
Thanks Tristan. It did to me too until I saw the pic on David Element's site. Why then does the wing look to have the same 'bow' as shown in the pic there? Or am I seeing it wrong? He has said at the bottom:

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This insect may only be distinguished from the morphologically very similar Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus by close examination of the forewing structure and these are hopefully genuine examples of this species.
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If the climate continues to warm up in the UK this species is a likely candidate for future addition to the British fauna.
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