Grasshopper

quercus

seen this fellow in the glasshouse today out of the rain, have'nt seen one in years, we used to go into the meadow beside our house as kids with ice cream tubs in the summer and listen for them, follow the sound and catch them then release them and watch them jump.:)

Mothman

This is a Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus

Records are being sought for Grasshoppers, Crickets and Earwigs!

V Bull

2 more grasshoppers from Lough Boora Parklands..

Mothman

V Bull wrote: »

2 more grasshoppers from Lough Boora Parklands..

Would you crop the photos and if you have overhead view that would help

V Bull

Mothman wrote: »

Would you crop the photos and if you have overhead view that would help

Hi Mothman, photos above cropped, unfortunately I dont have an overhead shot..hope this helps..

Desmo

V Bull wrote: »

2 more grasshoppers from Lough Boora Parklands..

The first one is the common green grasshopper Omocestus viridulus (http://phenology.biodiversityireland.ie/species-list/insects/common-grasshopper/). It is one of only a few Irish grasshoppers and you get it in long grass.
The second is (I think) the Common Field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) which is also very common and you get on more open ground. These are the only two common/widespread Irish grasshoppers. I say (I think) because, on bogs, you can also find the heath or mottled grasshopper but they are much less common in general. Omocestus has a continuous chirping song while Chorthippus sings in short bursts.

Des

whyulittle

Some Offaly/bog types here.

http://dermotbreen.blogspot.ie/

Mothman

Desmo wrote: »

The first one is the common green grasshopper Omocestus viridulus (http://phenology.biodiversityireland.ie/species-list/insects/common-grasshopper/). It is one of only a few Irish grasshoppers and you get it in long grass.
The second is (I think) the Common Field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) which is also very common and you get on more open ground. These are the only two common/widespread Irish grasshoppers. I say (I think) because, on bogs, you can also find the heath or mottled grasshopper but they are much less common in general. Omocestus has a continuous chirping song while Chorthippus sings in short bursts.

Des

I agree with first one, but eh 2nd I think is Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus.
The pronotum keel (the sharply angled pale lines behind head) look to be too sharply angled for Field Grasshopper. I can't really see the antennae being clubbed, but in females this is less obvious. Habitats range from Heathland, to grassland to coastal dunes, likes to have bare ground.

Desmo

Mothman wrote: »

I agree with first one, but eh 2nd I think is Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus.
The pronotum keel (the sharply angled pale lines behind head) look to be too sharply angled for Field Grasshopper. I can't really see the antennae being clubbed, but in females this is less obvious. Habitats range from Heathland, to grassland to coastal dunes, likes to have bare ground.

That is fair enough and is why I said "I think" and did say it could also be "heath or mottled". I could not tell because the antennae were hard to see if thickened or not and because they are very small as adults but could not see scale. Last time I saw them was on a bog in Laois.