The Heath grasshopper (Chorthippus vagans) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Taxonomy

*Chorthippus vagans*
Chorthippus vagans
Other common names
	Steppe grasshopper, Penumbra grasshopper
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Gomphocerinae
Tribe:	Gomphocerini
Genus:	Chorthippus
Scientific name
	Chorthippus vagans (Eversmann, 1848)
Geography
Native countries:
	Algeria; Spain; Portugal; Cyprus; Bulgaria;
Sound
	; Listen to this species on xeno-canto

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Identification

Identification details

Identification resources

Distribution

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceChorthippus vagans

Habitat

Graminicole

Activity

Diurnal

Sound

Stridulation

Flight

Strong flier

Habitat and ecology

Land-Use change

Management

Pest status

Outbreaks

Outbreak media coverage

Associated organizations

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Resources

Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

Tiago Carrapiço — 20 specimens collected
Gilles San Martin — 15 specimens collected
Valentin Moser — 4 specimens collected

Elia Guariento — 3 specimens collected
Luis Pascoal da Silva — 3 specimens collected
Louis AUREGLIA — 2 specimens collected
Andre Hospers — 2 specimens collected
Hugo Manuel Silva Gaspar — 1 specimen collected
Marco Schmidt — 1 specimen collected
Sebastian Ćato — 1 specimen collected
Olha Tomchenko — 1 specimen collected
Tim Adriaens — 1 specimen collected
Pedro Beja — 1 specimen collected
Igor Balashov — 1 specimen collected
Yuliia Spinova — 1 specimen collected
Donald Davesne — 1 specimen collected
Kaarel Sammet — 1 specimen collected
Régis Hocdé — 1 specimen collected
Nicolas Schwab — 1 specimen collected
Jakob Fahr — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

Gilles San Martin — 15 specimens identified
Francesco Vitali — 7 specimens identified
Valentin Moser — 3 specimens identified

Elia Guariento — 2 specimens identified
Luis Pascoal da Silva — 2 specimens identified
Tiago Carrapiço — 2 specimens identified
Marco Schmidt — 1 specimen identified
Tim Adriaens — 1 specimen identified
Pedro Beja — 1 specimen identified
Donald Davesne — 1 specimen identified
Kaarel Sammet — 1 specimen identified
Régis Hocdé — 1 specimen identified
Andre Hospers — 1 specimen identified
Oto Kaláb — 1 specimen identified

References