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 Heath Grasshopper  Chorthippus vagans

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

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

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

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

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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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.

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.

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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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