Common Green Grasshopper
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Common Green Grasshopper by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Common Green Grasshopper
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 1 Aug 2012
My best guess is this is Omocestus virdulus as the meadow grasshopper has black eyes. This example was seen on Image an SSSI managed by the Friends of Tiptree Heath http://www.tiptreeheath.co.uk/ and the Essex Wildlife Trust http://www.essexwt.org.uk/visitor_centres__nature_reserves/tiptree_heath/
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Image Location
Latitude
51.800747
Longitude
0.730254