Rufous grasshopper (Gomphocerippus rufus) male, a nationally scarce species in the UK with distinctive white-tipped antennae, resting on a plant stem.

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Rufous grasshopper (Gomphocerippus rufus) male, a nationally scarce species in the UK with distinctive white-tipped antennae, resting on a plant stem on a south facing chalk grassland slope, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK, September.

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Size: 4160px × 3120px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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