Blue-winged Grasshopper

I think it's correct Malcom. :)

As you can see, I have gone for the blue-winged because mine seems to be just pale and dark grey whereas the Germanica appears to be buffish or brownish at least on the darker bands, the wiki says buff/greyish while the blue-winged is variable. If it were buffish it would be more difficult to decide, I think.

Some links to compare and check:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipoda_ca...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipoda_ge...

That's why I wrote my comment below... There are 2 very similar Oedipoda sp., one with red and one with blue wings. You only can see the colors when they are flying. I have seen tons of them in Spain.
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9686/...
I haven't the time yet to check mines.

Thanks for the reminder, I've added it to the Mimetic mission.

Hi Jemma, look here
http://www.visualphotos.com/image/1x9113...
There's also the Oedipoda Germanic but is larger and with red wings http://www.insecte.org/forum/viewtopic.p...

Great link. I recommend that it is a good read and shares fascinating and excellent facts about grasshoppers,many unknown!!

fascinating.
This grasshopper has good camouflage. Great pic too.

http://insects.about.com/od/grasshoppers...

Some grasshoppers most definitely can fly, especially our Egyptian Grasshoppers which look like small birds! Locusts are just Grasshoppers which have swarmed.

amazing fact valentinezza!! W ehave similar ones on Mt Diablo with blue legs. Would it look like a butterfly? i have seen grasshoppers jump from place to place but never fly. infact I never knew they flew!!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157...

It appeared to jump ahead of me on the path, I did not see it open any wings so saw no colour. I stopped to look and take the photos, when I walked round it, it turned, as they often do. I then left it. If I see one again I'll look closer.

Red or Blue is here the question...

It seems like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipoda_ca.... Have you seen it jump? It looks like a blue butterfly. There're many in my part, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/369....