Heath Grasshopper

Chorthippus vagans · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae

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Heath Grasshopper
Photo: carnifex, CC BY

The steppe grasshopper lives in warm, dry places with little low vegetation. It occurs across the Palearctic, from Denmark through Russia and Kazakhstan to Siberia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Found across the Palearctic, from Denmark east through Russia and Kazakhstan to Siberia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Heath Grasshopper photo 3
Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA

Same family (Acrididae)

Differential GrasshopperDifferential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialisDamages trees, gardens or cropsTwo-striped GrasshopperTwo-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatusDamages trees, gardens or cropsCarolina GrasshopperCarolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolinaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Field GrasshopperCommon Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusEgyptian Bird GrasshopperEgyptian Bird GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptiumGray Bird GrasshopperGray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorthippus_vagans

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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