Chorthippus vagans
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| Chorthippus vagans | |
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| Chorthippus vagans male Germany | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Chorthippus |
| Species: | C. vagans
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| Chorthippus vagans | |
Chorthippus vagans, which may be called the heath grasshopper[2] or steppe grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic through Russia and Kazakhstan, east to Siberia, and north to Denmark. It is rare in the British Isles.[2]
In Central Europe they are usually found at altitudes of 300 to 600 m (980 to 1,970 ft). In the French Calcareous Alps, the species is found on Mont Ventoux up to an altitude of 1,900 m (6,200 ft). The steppe grasshopper lives in warm and dry habitats with sparse, low vegetation.[3][4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Eversmann. 1848. Additamenta quaedam levia ad Fischeri de Waldheim Orthoptera Rossica 12
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
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