Chorthippus brunneus

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Chorthippus brunneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Orthoptera Family: Acrididae Genus: Chorthippus Species: C. brunneus
Binomial name
Chorthippus brunneus (Thunberg, 1815)

Chorthippus brunneus, the common field grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper found across Europe, much of Asia and North Africa ^[1]. It is common in mostly dry and often sparse grassland, from the beginning of summer until October. Very hairy below the thorax. Song consist of short shirps like time-signal pips.

[edit] References

1. ^ Klaus-Gerhard Heller. Chorthippus brunneus. Fauna Europaea. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.