Grasshoppers Feeding
on Upland Sedges (Carex spp.)

Grasshopper Species  
Scientific Name Common Name
Ageneotettix deorum White-Whiskered Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Red-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia simplex Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata Green-Striped Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Clouded Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Velvet-Striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus angustipennis Narrow-Winged Sand Grasshopper
Melanoplus confusus Little Pasture Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum Red-Legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri luridus Keeler's Spurthroated Grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi latus Scudder's Shortwinged Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Slantfaced Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora haldemani Haldeman's Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Large-Headed Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Mottled Sand Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Kiowa Grasshopper

Sources: Campbell et al. (1974) and Wyoming Agricultural Experimental Station (1994)

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