Common Field Grasshopper
Taken at Crail on 20th July 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Musselburgh on 7th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Common Field Grasshopper.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Chorthippus brunneus.
Orthoptera.
Acrididae.
Description:


Adult Food:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 Predominantly brown. However, they show a large variation in colour and can also be black, green, purple, or white. Wing patterns vary between
individuals and can be mottled, striped, striped-mottled, or plain.
Primarily on Grasses.
Heathland.
April - Late Autumn.
Female lays eggs over a 10 week period in dry sandy soil.