Smiling grasshopper

[SilverW0lf]

I took these photos of a grasshopper on the Great Orme in Llandudno


It wasn't until I zoomed in checking them that I realised what a happy chap he appeared to be...


He kept staring at the camera.

Can anyone confirm ID for me?

[asheleaf]

do you have any shots from other angles? Its difficult with so little to go on.

Ashe

[Hedge Witch]

I think it's the spitting image of:



And I think I can see hairs on the underside of the thorax.

(Common Field, Chorthippus brunneus).

Great shot!

[GuyF]

I'd say it's a Common Green Grasshopper, male I think.
Guy

[Hedge Witch]

Now I look more closely at other Common Greens, I tend to agree with Guy. The hairs I can see are not as abundant as the CF, and the bulge on the forewing is only slight, I never knew CGs had this too. I had realised that the wings looked a little short, but I thought it was the angle.

Now, can anyone tell me why it's a male - Guy?

[GuyF]

Originally Posted by Hedge Witch

Now I look more closely at other Common Greens, I tend to agree with Guy. The hairs I can see are not as abundant as the CF, and the bulge on the forewing is only slight, I never knew CGs had this too. I had realised that the wings looked a little short, but I thought it was the angle.

Now, can anyone tell me why it's a male - Guy?

I'm pretty sure females are always very green on their backs, and males often seem to have longer wings in this species whereas the females wings don't reach the end of the abdomen.
Guy

[SilverW0lf]

Cheers for the ID people!

That's my second grasshopper now (after a Common field Grasshopper)