Common name : Field grasshopper
Scientific name : Corthippus brunneus
Family : Acrididae
Native to : Europe, North
Africa, Temperate Asia
Interesting fact : During courtship, the male attracts the female by singing, and if the female is interested she responds by singing a similar sounding song.
18 to 24 mm in length, the field grasshopper is generally in varying shades of brown, black and purple. They prefer to live in dry, grassy habitats, and even near wastelands, parks, roadsides, etc. Females lay 15 eggs below surface or even at times in an anthill. While they are primarily herbivores, they are also known to be polyphagous.
