Red Grasshopper

Observation: We have never seen a pink/reddish grasshopper. This is a rare insect to see. However, we do have green and brown grasshoppers but not this particular color.

LEO says: Wow!! What an amazing photo. This post has been forwarded to our partners at the UAF Cooperative Extension Service for a consult.

Cooperative Extension Service Consult: Jessie Moan, Statewide IPM Technician writes, "I'm not sure what species this is. But it is an immature grasshopper and there can sometimes be a pinkish or reddish coloration that they will grow out of as they get older. This could also be the result of a genetic mutation called erythrism that is not unlike albinism in mammals. I know very little about this condition, but it is kind of interesting." University of Alaska Fairbanks