Jak Ward, 31, spotted the garish insect in his garden in Lincoln.
Mr Ward, a keen macro photographer, estimated the bug was between 15 and 20mm in length, adding: "I didn't think much of it at first until I looked up how rare seeing one actually is."
Rachel Shaw, from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust said while unusual pink grasshoppers are not uncommon in England. Professor Karim Vahed, from conservation charity Buglife, said the Meadow Grasshopper was the species in the UK with the most pink form but Common Green Grasshoppers and Field Grasshoppers could also appear pink.
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