Listen to the heath grasshopper
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About the heath grasshopper
The heath grasshopper is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the heath 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 vagans, which may be called the heath grasshopper or steppe grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic through Russia and Kazakhstan, east to Siberia, and north to Denmark. It is rare in the British Isles.
In Central Europe they are usually found at altitudes of 300 to 600 m (980 to 1,970 ft). In the French Calcareous Alps, the species is found on Mont Ventoux up to an altitude of 1,900 m (6,200 ft). The steppe grasshopper lives in warm and dry habitats with sparse, low vegetation.
Related insects in the genus Chorthippus
Bow-winged grasshopper
Chorthippus biguttulus
Common field grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Lesser marsh grasshopper
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Upland field grasshopper
Chorthippus apricarius
Steppe grasshopper
Chorthippus dorsatus
Lesser field grasshopper
Chorthippus mollis
Chorthippus pullus
Chorthippus pullus
Epirus Dancing Grasshopper
Chorthippus lacustris
More from the family Acrididae
Frequently asked questions
What does a heath grasshopper sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the heath 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 heath grasshopper endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the heath grasshopper as “least concern”.
What family does the heath grasshopper belong to?
The heath grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 896 8 Chorthippus vagans 61r3 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 571 10 Chorthippus vagans 717r67 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 571 11 Chorthippus vagans 717r68 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 571 12 Chorthippus vagans 717r69 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 409 10 Chorthippus vagans 502r2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 587 16 Chorthippus vagans 755r16 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2345306 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chorthippus vagans – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium – CC BY-SA 2.0