SCIENTIFIC NAME: CHORTHIPPUS PARALLELUS
VERNACULAR NAME: MEADOW GRASSHOPPER

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DESCRIPTION Length between 17 and 23mm. A variably coloured species ranging from greens to browns to even purplish specimens. The pronotum is gently incurved. The female has relatively shortish wings although this is not always the case and the males usually have wings that are up to 3 quarters way down the length of abdomen.
BEHAVIOUR The song is a series of 'chirrups' that last a few seconds each and are repeated at intervals.
DISTRIBUTION Common throughout.
HABITAT Short, open grassland with a tolerance of taller swards.
PERIOD June to October.

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