Field Grasshopper | Hainault Forest

Field Grasshopper

Chorthippus brunneus

TQ4792 10/08/2021 ©Raymond Small

The Field Grasshopper has sharply incurved pronotal side-keels, a noticeably hairy lower body and wings that extend beyond the hind-knees. There are various forms; normally brownish with striped and mottled varieties, and body parts ranging from buff, orange and purple. They stridulate making short, brisk chirps repeated at short intervals. Field Grasshoppers have a preference for dry, sunny locations with short vegetation. Eggs are laid in soil with nymphs hatching from late March. Adults appear from June and may persist until November.