Calliptamus italicus - Common Pincer Grasshopper (L., 1758)
Description: Relatively large, robust species (♂ 14-25 mm, ♀ 20-40 mm). Ground colour brown, hind tibiae reddish. Forewing has dark patches and a few mm's longer than the hind knee. Hind wing base is translucent pink. The eyes are vertically striped. Similar species:Calliptamus barbarus Adults: from June to October. Song: No calling sound, but males produce a soft rasping sound by rubbing the mandibles to each other. Habitat: Dry (alkaline) grasslands, rocky places. In suitable habitats sometimes quite abundant. It's a good flier. Distribution: Widespread and common.
Calliptamus italicus (Author: Dobos Zsolt)
Calliptamus italicus (Author: Dobos Zsolt)
Calliptamus italicus, hind wing (Author: Károlyi Balázs, source: ízeltlábúak.hu, CC BY 4.0)