The Common Ground-hopper is a small, usually brownish grasshopper with elongated, thorn-like pronotum. The species is very difficult to distinguish from the Two-spotted Ground-hopper. The species inhabits many different biotopes with low, sparse vegetation. It is widely distributed in Southern Norway north to the northern part of Oppland County and to Sogn and Fjordane County.

| Hallvard Elven | Lars Ove Hansen | Natural History Museum, University of Oslo