Male lesser marsh grasshopper (Chorthippus albomarginatus), Sandy, Bedfordshire (4854934642)

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Description: I think this is a male lesser marsh grasshopper (Chorthippus albomarginatus): It has parallel pronotal lateral keels and a white stripe along the forewings, which suggests the lesser march grasshopper (wisdom from Brown, Valerie K. Grasshoppers. Slough: Richmond Publishing, 1990, p. 44-46). The end of its abdomen is smooth- there is no ovipositor at the tip, which suggests it is male (ibid., p. 42-43). Date: 2 August 2010, 14:27. Source: Male lesser marsh grasshopper (Chorthippus albomarginatus), Sandy, Bedfordshire Uploaded by innotata. Author: Orangeaurochs from Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.