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Chorthippus curtipennis is a grasshopper in the family Acrididae, commonly called the marsh meadow grasshopper. It is native to North America and is associated with wet meadows, marsh edges, damp grasslands, and other habitats that retain moisture. The species was described by the American naturalis...

The Bow-winged Grasshopper, Chorthippus biguttulus, is a European grasshopper in the family Acrididae and subfamily Gomphocerinae. Carl Linnaeus described it in 1758. Males produce a rhythmic courtship song by stridulation, rubbing a hind leg against a wing to create sound that helps attract mates a...

Chorthippus apricarius, known in English as the upland field grasshopper, is a short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae and subfamily Gomphocerinae. Linnaeus described it in 1758, and its range extends across much of Europe into Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia and northern China. It feeds mai...

Chorthippus dorsatus is a short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae and subfamily Gomphocerinae, first described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1821. It occurs from parts of Spain and France across central and southern Europe to eastern Asia, and is most often associated with wet meadows, fe...

Chorthippus vagans, commonly called the Heath Grasshopper, is a grasshopper in the family Acrididae and subfamily Gomphocerinae. Eversmann described the species in 1848; adults are typically 13 to 21 mm long, dark or grayish brown, and may develop an orange or red tinge on the abdomen and hind femor...

Field Grasshopper is the common name for Chorthippus brunneus, a grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is widespread across much of the Western Palearctic and is associated with dry grassland and other open habitats, including disturbed ground. Adults are often brown, but the species shows...

The meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus, is a grassland grasshopper in the family Acrididae and one of the common Chorthippus species across much of Europe. It feeds mainly on grasses and other low vegetation and is usually encountered in meadows, pastures, roadsides, and other open habitats....

Chorthippus albomarginatus, the lesser marsh grasshopper, is a grasshopper in the family Acrididae found across much of Europe. Charles De Geer described the species in 1773; despite its common name, it occupies both damp and relatively dry grasslands, including marshes, salt marshes, coastal sites,...

Chorthippus mollis, commonly called the lesser field grasshopper, is a grasshopper in the family Acrididae and subfamily Gomphocerinae. Toussaint de Charpentier described the species in 1825. It is associated with warm, dry, relatively nutrient-poor grasslands, including rocky or sandy sites, across...