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 Heath Grasshopper  Chorthippus vagans


 

Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans) © Fraser Simpson

male Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans), St Catherine's Hill, Dorset, England, Aug 2020

 

 

Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans) © Fraser Simpson

male Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans), St Catherine's Hill, Dorset, England, Aug 2020

 

 

Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans) © Fraser Simpson

female Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans), St Catherine's Hill, Dorset, England, Aug 2020

 

 

Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans) © Fraser Simpson

female Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans), St Catherine's Hill, Dorset, England, Aug 2020

 

 

Sonogram of Heath Grasshopper stridulation

St Catherine's Hill, Christchurch, Dorset, England  50° 45' 49" N  01° 48' 05" W  8 August 2020

Calling song/stridulation from a male Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans) in Dwarf Gorse among Bell Heather/Bristle Bent mix on lowland dry heath. A 5-10 second series of buzzes (pulses), with around 7 audible elements per second at 33°C. Quieter and softer than other Chorthippus species.

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Oscillogram of Heath Grasshopper stridulation

 

Oscillogram of Heath Grasshopper stridulation

 

Oscillogram of Heath Grasshopper stridulation

St Catherine's Hill, Christchurch, Dorset, England  50° 45' 49" N  01° 48' 05" W  8 August 2020

Oscillogram of calling song from a male Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans) in Dwarf Gorse among Bell Heather/Bristle Bent mix on lowland dry heath.

 

 

 

Oscillogram of Heath Grasshopper stridulation

St Catherine's Hill, Christchurch, Dorset, England  50° 45' 49" N  01° 48' 05" W  8 August 2020

Stridulations from male Heath Grasshoppera (Chorthippus vagans) in Dwarf Gorse among Bell Heather/Bristle Bent mix on lowland dry heath. Shorter sequences from a group of two to three males interacting.

[File name: heathgrasshopper117328ecut] Click here for the MP3 file


     

 

Oscillogram of Heath Grasshopper stridulation

 

Oscillogram of Heath Grasshopper stridulation

 

Oscillogram of Heath Grasshopper stridulation

St Catherine's Hill, Christchurch, Dorset, England  50° 45' 49" N  01° 48' 05" W  8 August 2020

Oscillogram of shorter sequences from a group of two to three male Heath Grasshoppers (Chorthippus vagans) interacting in Dwarf Gorse among Bell Heather/Bristle Bent mix on lowland dry heath.

 

 

Heath Grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans)

 

 

 

 


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