Grasshoppers Feeding
on June Grass
(Koeleria macrantha)



Insect Names (Scientific & Common)

 Ageneotettix deorum
(White-whiskered Grasshopper)

Amphitornus coloradus
(Striped Grasshopper)

Arphia conspersa
(Speckle-winged Grasshopper)

Arphia pseudonietana
(Red-winged Grasshopper)

Chloealtis abdominalis
(Thomas' Broad-winged Grasshopper)

Chortophaga viridifasciata
(Northern Green-striped Grasshopper)

Eritettix simplex
(Velvet-striped Grasshopper)

* Melanoplus sanguinipes
(Migratory Grasshopper)

Orphulella speciosa
(Slant-faced Pasture Grasshopper)

* Phoetaliotes nebrascensis
(Large-headed Grasshopper)

* Spharagemon collare
(Mottled Sand Grasshopper)

Syrbula admirabilis
(Handsome Grasshopper)

Trachyrhachys kiowa
(Kiowa Grasshopper)



* minor food plant

Note: These grasshoppers (Acrididae) are polyphagous.

Sources: Campbell et al. (1974),
Wyoming Agricultural Exp. Station (1994),
Brust et al. (2008), Joern (1985),
Vickery & Kevan (1985)

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