Two nymphs of the painted (or gaudy) grasshopper Poekilocerus pictus on roadside vegetation at Dediyapada in Vadodara district, Gujarat state. Commended in 2014 NIW Photography Competition Small is Beautiful category. © Narayan Patel

Grasshopper nymphs

By Narayan Patel

Two nymphs of the painted (or gaudy) grasshopper Poekilocerus pictus on roadside vegetation at Dediyapada in Vadodara district, Gujarat state.

Competition: 2014

Insect order: Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets

Species: Grasshopper, Poekilocerus pictus