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Meadow grasshopper - Chorthippus parallelus. Copyright 2009 Peter Drury
This specimen was found on Portchester Common. A chalk grassland on top of Portsdown hill overlooking Portsmouth harbour. These grasshoppers have very short wings, about 1/3 - 3/4 the length of the body. Most cannot fly. They feed on various grasses.
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