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Steppe grasshopper

Chorthippus dorsatus (Zetterstedt, 1821)

Status not recordedinsects

The steppe grasshopper (Chorthippus dorsatus) 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 steppe grasshopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.65 cm – 2.15 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater, grassland, human_modified, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the steppe grasshopper?

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

Where does the steppe grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the steppe 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 steppe grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusChorthippus
  7. SpeciesChorthippus dorsatus (Zetterstedt, 1821)

Synonyms Gryllus dorsatus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • saranče lučníCzech
  • Stor enggræshoppeDanish
  • WiesengrashüpferGerman
  • Niidu-rohutirtsEstonian
  • piennarheinäsirkkaFinnish
  • Criquet verte-échineFrench
  • Zeleni livadni skakavacCroatian
  • hátas rétisáskaHungarian
  • Ganyklinis skėriukasLithuanian
  • WeidesprinkhaanDutch
  • Konik osiodłanyPolish
  • Конёк луговойRussian
  • koník lúčnySlovak
  • vzporednoroba ščebetuljaSlovenian
  • sydängsgräshoppaSwedish
  • 草原蝗Chinese
  • Wiesen-GrashüpferGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the steppe grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Chorthippus.

CompareSteppe grasshopper vs Field grasshopperSteppe grasshopper vs Lesser marsh grasshopperSteppe grasshopper vs Gravel grasshopperSteppe grasshopper vs White-tipped grasshopper

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the steppe grasshopper?

An adult steppe grasshopper measures 1.65 cm – 2.15 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the steppe grasshopper?

The steppe grasshopper (Chorthippus dorsatus) 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). Steppe grasshopper (Chorthippus dorsatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/steppe-grasshopper

MLA

“Steppe grasshopper (Chorthippus dorsatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/steppe-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{steppe_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Steppe grasshopper (Chorthippus dorsatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/steppe-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}