A rare sighting of a pink grasshopper has been made on a farm in Wiltshire.
The "very unusual" vivid pink insect was spotted by eight-year-old Bailey Smith at Ratfyn Farm in Amesbury.
The insect has been identified as a young female meadow grasshopper by the Wiltshire and Swindon Biological Records Centre (WSBRC).
Vicky James, from the WSRBC, said although it was not a rare species, "only rarely are vivid pink female nymphs seen".
Bailey Smith, who keeps his pony at Ratfyn Farm, said: "I was just pushing my foot through the grass when it jumped out.
"I knew it was a grasshopper but I was quite surprised."
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