Common Field Grasshopper - Chorthippus brunneus
Species
Other Names
Description
Length 15-25 mm. Brownish, but the colour varies, striped and mottled forms occur with parts of the body varying from buff through orange to purple. Sharply incurved pronotal side-keels. The dark wedges on the pronotum
don't reach the base. Underside of body is distinctively hairy in both sexes. The species is winged, flies well and has been known to swarm.
Habitat
Short vegetation in dry, sunny situations.
When to see it
Long season with nymphs hatching from late March. Adults appear from June and may survive until early December.
Life History
Herbivorous, feeding mainly on grasses. Eggs are laid into the soil.
UK Status
One of the commoner grasshoppers, found throughout most of Britain.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire but less so in Rutland.
Further Information
Present throughout Leicestershire, although few records for Rutland; in gardens, waste ground, verges and heathland; usually abundant where it occurs.
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Graham Calow
Granitethorpe Quarry, Sapcote - 09 July 2009 -
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John Cranfield
Fleckney garden1 - 11 September 2004 -
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Additional Images
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John Cranfield
Fleckney garden1 - 11 September 2004 -
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Graham Calow
Sapcote - 31 August 2009 -
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Lostash
Leicester Botanical Gardens - 12 September 2010
