Listen to the steppe grasshopper
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About the steppe grasshopper
The steppe grasshopper is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera).
What does the steppe 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 dorsatus is a species belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic. The species lives in Central Europe usually at altitudes 500–800 meters, in Switzerland it rises to 1800, in Bulgaria also over 2200 meters. Humid to moist meadows are preferred, especially around moors, but the species is also found on moderately dry meadows. Heavily agricultural or fertilized meadows are avoided.
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
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 steppe grasshopper sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the steppe 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 steppe grasshopper belong to?
The steppe grasshopper (Chorthippus dorsatus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 422-8 Chorthippus dorsatus 592a – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 426 2 Chorthippus dorsatus 609r1 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 570 5 Chorthippus dorsatus 715r27 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 899 7 Chorthippus dorsatus 112r4 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 425 5 Chorthippus dorsatus 606r2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 425 11 Chorthippus dorsatus 606r8 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q502818 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chorthippus dorsatus – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Fritz Geller-Grimm – CC BY-SA 3.0