Species map 20. Common field grasshopper. Sussex Orthoptera - Online Atlas
For ease of comparison with Haes and Harding (1997), records are shown as: pre-1970, 1970-1999 and as 2000 (onwards). The eventual aim is to update all maps as completely as possible with records for 2001 onwards, to show the status of Sussex orthopteroids in the first decade of the new millennium. Records shown for boundary squares may pertain to neighbouring counties.
Common field grasshopper, Chorthippus brunneus (Thunberg, 1815)
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Common in dry grassland throughout Sussex. The common grasshopper in urban areas, sometimes occurring in gardens. Matures later than most species and persists later than any other. Usually hangs on into November on the coast and in sheltered spots inland. Recorded in December at Fishersgate every year from 1996 to 1999.