| Crickets and
Grasshoppers belong to the order Orthoptera and
the current UK list contains around 30 species, including
several known migrants/accidentals. Nottinghamshire
currently has 15 species on it's list. This is a rare and
restricted Grasshopper in Nottinghamshire and the
Midlands. As far as we know, in Nottinghamshire, it is
still only found at Budby South Forest. The Stripe-winged
Grasshopper being in Nottinghamshire is quite an
interesting fact in itself, as it is extremely isolated
from other UK sites where this Grasshopper is found. All
other sites lie south of a line between the Wash and the
Severn estuary. Stripe-winged Grasshopper is a brightly
coloured species, usually green and brown with some
degree of orange/red on the abdomen. The pronotal keels
are gently incurved and there is a white line and stigma
on the forewing. Both sexes are winged. |
