Chorthippus vagans, which may be called the heath grasshopper[2] or steppe grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the subfamily Gomphocerinae.

It is found across the Palearctic through Russia and Kazakhstan, east to Siberia, and north to Denmark.

[2] In Central Europe they are usually found at altitudes of 300 to 600 m (980 to 1,970 ft).

In the French Calcareous Alps, the species is found on Mont Ventoux up to an altitude of 1,900 m (6,200 ft).

The steppe grasshopper lives in warm and dry habitats with sparse, low vegetation.