Listen to the common field grasshopper
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About the common field grasshopper
The common field grasshopper is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the common field 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 brunneus, also known as the common field grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper of the subfamily Gomphocerinae. The species is common and widespread in the Western Palearctic, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
Related insects in the genus Chorthippus
Bow-winged grasshopper
Chorthippus biguttulus
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 common field grasshopper sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the common field 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.
Is the common field grasshopper endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common field grasshopper as “least concern”.
What family does the common field grasshopper belong to?
The common field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 438 6 Chorthippus brunneus 727r1 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 581 5 Chorthippus brunneus 800r2 7-Dec – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 581 17 Chorthippus brunneus 804r2 14-Dec – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 8994 Chorthippus brunneus(112r1) by Natural History Museum, London – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 579 20 Chorthippus brunneus 794r2 16-Nov – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 564 5 Chorthippus brunneus 766r2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q901035 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chorthippus brunneus – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Alvesgaspar – CC BY-SA 3.0