Large marsh grasshopper  (Stethophyma grossum)

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Description

This species is the largest grasshopper in Great Britain. It is normally vivid greenish yellow or olive brown in colour, and a purple colour form of the female sometimes occurs. The fore-wings feature a yellow stripe along the lower edge, the hind femora are marked red below and the tibia are marked with black and yellow bands.

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