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

Alphabetical Listing by Common Name

 Bigheaded grasshopper

Aulocara elliotti (Thomas)

 Bluelegged grasshopper

Metator pardalinus (Saussure)

 Brownspotted grasshopper

Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder)

 Bruner slantfaced grasshopper

Bruneria brunnea (Thomas)

 Bruner spurthroated grasshopper

Melanoplus bruneri Scudder

 Carolina grasshopper

Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus)

 Clearwinged grasshopper

Camnula pellucida (Scudder)

 Clubhorned grasshopper

Aeropedellus clavatus (Thomas)

 Crenulatewinged grasshopper

Cordillacris crenulata (Bruner)

 Cudweed grasshopper

Hypochlora alba (Dodge)

 Dawson grasshopper

Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder)

 Devastating grasshopper

Melanoplus devastator Scudder

 Differential grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas)

 Dusky grasshopper

Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder)

 Ebony grasshopper

Boopedon nubilum (Say)

 Finned grasshopper

Trachyrhachys aspera Scudder

 Flabellate grasshopper

Melanoplus occidentalis (Thomas)

 Fourspotted grasshopper

Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum (Thomas)

 Gladston grasshopper

Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder

 Greenstriped grasshopper

Chortophaga viridifasciata (DeGeer)

 Hayden grasshopper

Derotmema haydeni (Thomas)

 High Plains grasshopper

Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas)

 Keeler grasshopper

Melanoplus keeleri (Thomas)

 Kennicott grasshopper

Melanoplus kennicotti Scudder

 Kiowa grasshopper

Trachyrhachys kiowa (Thomas)

 Lakin grasshopper

Melanoplus lakinus (Scudder)

 Largeheaded grasshopper

Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Thomas)

 Little spurthroated grasshopper

Melanoplus infantilis Scudder

 Meadow grasshopper

Chorthippus curtipennis (Harris)

 Migratory grasshopper

Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius)

 Mottled sand grasshopper

Spharagemon collare (Scudder)

 Narrowwinged sand grasshopper

Melanoplus angustipennis (Dodge)

 Nevada sage grasshopper

Melanoplus rugglesi Gurney

 Northern grasshopper

Melanoplus borealis (Fieber)

 Obscure grasshopper

Opeia obscura (Thomas)

 Orangelegged grasshopper

Spharagemon equale (Say)

 Packard grasshopper

Melanoplus packardii Scudder

 Pallidwinged grasshopper

Trimerotropis pallidipennis (Burmeister)

 Pasture grasshopper

Melanoplus confusus Scudder

 Plains lubber grasshopper

Brachystola magna (Girard)

 Redlegged grasshopper

Melanoplus femurrubrum (DeGeer)

 Redshanked grasshopper

Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman)

 Redwinged grasshopper

Arphia pseudonietana (Thomas)

 Russianthistle grasshopper

Aeoloplides turnbulli (Thomas)

 Sagebrush grasshopper

Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder

 Slantfaced pasture grasshopper

Orphulella speciosa (Scudder)

 Snakeweed grasshopper

Hesperotettix viridis (Thomas)

 Specklewinged grasshopper

Arphia conspersa Scudder

 Spottedwinged grasshopper

Cordillacris occipitalis (Thomas)

 Striped grasshopper

Amphitornus coloradus (Thomas)

 Striped Sand grasshopper

Melanoplus foedus Scudder

 Threebanded grasshopper

Hadrotettix trifasciatus (Say)

 Twostriped grasshopper

Melanoplus bivittatus (Say)

 Twostriped slantfaced grasshopper

Mermiria bivittata (Serville)

 Valley grasshopper

Oedaleonotus enigma (Scudder)

 Velvetstriped grasshopper

Eritettix simplex (Scudder)

 Whitecrossed grasshopper

Aulocara femoratum Scudder

 Whitewhiskered grasshopper

Ageneotettix deorum (Scudder)

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