Grasshopper Species Fact Sheets
Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 912
Species Fact Sheets
by Robert E. Pfadt

Alphabetical Listing by Scientific Name

 Aeoloplides turnbulli (Thomas)

Russianthistle grasshopper

 Aeropedellus clavatus (Thomas)

Clubhorned grasshopper

 Ageneotettix deorum (Scudder)

Whitewhiskered grasshopper

 Amphitornus coloradus (Thomas)

Striped grasshopper

 Arphia conspersa Scudder

Specklewinged grasshopper

 Arphia pseudonietana (Thomas)

Redwinged grasshopper

 Aulocara elliotti (Thomas)

Bigheaded grasshopper

 Aulocara femoratum Scudder

Whitecrossed grasshopper

 Boopedon nubilum (Say)

Ebony grasshopper

 Brachystola magna (Girard)

Plains lubber grasshopper

 Bruneria brunnea (Thomas)

Bruner slantfaced grasshopper

 Camnula pellucida (Scudder)

Clearwinged grasshopper

 Chorthippus curtipennis (Harris)

Meadow grasshopper

 Chortophaga viridifasciata (DeGeer)

Greenstriped grasshopper

 Cordillacris crenulata (Bruner)

Crenulatewinged grasshopper

 Cordillacris occipitalis (Thomas)

Spottedwinged grasshopper

 Derotmema haydeni (Thomas)

Hayden grasshopper

 Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus)

Carolina grasshopper

 Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas)

High Plains grasshopper

 Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder)

Dusky grasshopper

 Eritettix simplex (Scudder)

Velvetstriped grasshopper

 Hadrotettix trifasciatus (Say)

Threebanded grasshopper

 Hesperotettix viridis (Thomas)

Snakeweed grasshopper

 Hypochlora alba (Dodge)

Cudweed grasshopper

 Melanoplus angustipennis (Dodge)

Narrowwinged sand grasshopper

 Melanoplus bivittatus (Say)

Twostriped grasshopper

 Melanoplus borealis (Fieber)

Northern grasshopper

 Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder

Sagebrush grasshopper

 Melanoplus bruneri Scudder

Bruner spurthroated grasshopper

 Melanoplus confusus Scudder

Pasture grasshopper

 Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder)

Dawson grasshopper

 Melanoplus devastator Scudder

Devastating grasshopper

 Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas)

Differential grasshopper

 Melanoplus femurrubrum (DeGeer)

Redlegged grasshopper

 Melanoplus foedus Scudder

Striped Sand grasshopper

 Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder

Gladston grasshopper

 Melanoplus infantilis Scudder

Little spurthroated grasshopper

 Melanoplus keeleri (Thomas)

Keeler grasshopper

 Melanoplus kennicotti Scudder

Kennicott grasshopper

 Melanoplus lakinus (Scudder)

Lakin grasshopper

 Melanoplus occidentalis (Thomas)

Flabellate grasshopper

 Melanoplus packardii Scudder

Packard grasshopper

 Melanoplus rugglesi Gurney

Nevada sage grasshopper

 Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius)

Migratory grasshopper

 Mermiria bivittata (Serville)

Twostriped slantfaced grasshopper

 Metator pardalinus (Saussure)

Bluelegged grasshopper

 Oedaleonotus enigma (Scudder)

Valley grasshopper

 Opeia obscura (Thomas)

Obscure grasshopper

 Orphulella speciosa (Scudder)

Slantfaced pasture grasshopper

 Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum (Thomas)

Fourspotted grasshopper

 Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Thomas)

Largeheaded grasshopper

 Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder)

Brownspotted grasshopper

 Spharagemon collare (Scudder)

Mottled sand grasshopper

 Spharagemon equale (Say)

Orangelegged grasshopper

 Trachyrhachys aspera Scudder

Finned grasshopper

 Trachyrhachys kiowa (Thomas)

Kiowa grasshopper

 Trimerotropis pallidipennis (Burmeister)

Pallidwinged grasshopper

 Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman)

Redshanked grasshopper

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