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Field grasshopper

Chorthippus brunneus (Thunberg, 1815)

Status not recordedinsects

The field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.15 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the field grasshopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.5 cm – 2.15 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater, grassland, human_modified, rocky
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the field grasshopper?

FIELD GRASSHOPPER · LENGTH 2.15 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.15 cm, the recorded maximum length of the field grasshopper is about 1.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the field grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the field grasshopper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the field grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusChorthippus
  7. SpeciesChorthippus brunneus (Thunberg, 1815)

Synonyms Chortippus brunneus, Gomphocerippus brunneus, Gryllus brunneus

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Common field grasshopperEnglish
  • saranče dlouhokřídláCzech
  • Almindelig markgræshoppeDanish
  • Brauner GrashupferGerman
  • Saltamontes de Campo ComúnSpanish
  • Kahevärviline rohutirtsEstonian
  • ketoheinäsirkkaFinnish
  • Criquet duettisteFrench
  • Dugokrili livadni skakavacCroatian
  • Közönséges tarlósáskaHungarian
  • Cortippo brunoItalian
  • Rusvasis skėriukasLithuanian
  • gråbrun markgresshoppeNorwegian Bokmål
  • TandradjeDutch
  • gråbrun markgrashoppeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Konik brunatnyPolish
  • Конёк обыкновенныйRussian
  • Koník hnedýSlovak
  • peščena ščebetuljaSlovenian
  • backgräshoppaSwedish
  • Коник польовийUkrainian
  • Brauner GrashüpferGerman
  • Bruine sprinkhaanDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the field grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Chorthippus.

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Common questions

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How big is the field grasshopper?

An adult field grasshopper measures 1.5 cm – 2.15 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the field grasshopper?

The field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-grasshopper

MLA

“Field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{field_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}