The Meadow Grasshopper (Pseudochorthippus parallelus) is distinguished from similar species by the short wings, the black hind knee and the approximately parallel nature (never x-shaped) of the bars (pronotal side-keels) on the back of the neck which gives the species its name.

Schafbachtal, Blankenheim, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, 8 August 2022