Listen to the bow-winged grasshopper
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About the bow-winged grasshopper
The bow-winged grasshopper is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera). Wikidata describes it as “grasshopper”.
What does the bow-winged grasshopper sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
Chorthippus biguttulus, the bow-winged grasshopper, is one of the most common species of grasshopper found in the dry grassland of northern and central Europe. It is part of a group of species (biguttulus-group) that are very difficult to identify morphologically. Chorthippus biguttulus was previously classified (with C. brunneus and C. mollis) as a single species Stauroderus variabilis. The three species were distinguished using song characteristics.
Related insects in the genus Chorthippus
Common field grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Lesser marsh grasshopper
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Upland field grasshopper
Chorthippus apricarius
Steppe grasshopper
Chorthippus dorsatus
Lesser field grasshopper
Chorthippus mollis
Heath grasshopper
Chorthippus vagans
Chorthippus pullus
Chorthippus pullus
Epirus Dancing Grasshopper
Chorthippus lacustris
More from the family Acrididae
Frequently asked questions
What does a bow-winged grasshopper sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the bow-winged grasshopper on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
What family does the bow-winged grasshopper belong to?
The bow-winged grasshopper (Chorthippus biguttulus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 434 11 Chorthippus biguttulus 690a – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 592 1 Chorthippus biguttulus 869r1 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 568 15 Chorthippus biguttulus biguttulus 676r15 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 434 13 Chorthippus biguttulus 691a – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 592 2 Chorthippus biguttulus 869r2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 420-7 Chorthippus biguttulus 586r3 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q309524 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chorthippus biguttulus – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by G.-U. Tolkiehn – CC BY 2.5