Chorthippus brunneus (Thunberg, 1815)
Field Grasshopper
Taxonomy:
- Orthoptera›Caelifera›Acridoidea›Acrididae›Gomphocerinae›Chorthippus brunneus
Status:
Distribution
 |
 |
 |
Recordings
-
-
-
-
Calling song. Two verses, interval between verses shortened.
-
Calling song at lower temperature.
-
Calling song recorded with a bat detector.
Colours show the year of the last record -
| up to 1987 | 1988-97 | 1998 up to present |
Only Recording Scheme datasets are included. Other datasets on the Gateway may hold additional information.
Description:
Brownish but colour varies, striped and mottled forms with parts of the body varying from buff through orange to purple. Sharply incurved pronotal side-keels. Underside of body is distinctively hairy in both sexes.
Size:
Wings:
The species is winged, flies well and has been known to swarm. Wings reach beyond the hind-knees.
Stridulation:
Short, brisk chirp repeated at short intervals
Food:
Herbivorous, feeding mainly on grasses.
Habitat:
Short vegetation in dry, sunny situations; downland and coastal grassland. Eggs are laid into the soil.
Phenology:
Long season with nymphs hatching from late March. Adults appear from June and may survive until early December.