Matching habitat choice in Azure sand grasshoppers

<p><span>This data set includes measurements of substrate use by ground-perching grasshoppers (<i>Sphingonotus azurescens</i>) in relation to body colour before and after experimental manipulation of their original colour. The data were collected between May and September 2017 in an urban mosaic of dark and pale pavements located in an abandoned housing development area near Dos Hermanas (Seville, Spain; 37.306° N, 5.932° E). The analysis presented in this article is based on 80 adult females and 138 adult males.</span></p>