Grasshoppers Feeding
on Buffalo Grass
(Buchloë dactyloides)

Grasshopper Species  
Scientific Name Common Name
Ageneotettix deorum* White-Whiskered Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Red-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia simplex* Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira longipennis High Plains Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Velvet-Striped Grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelotes Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hypochlora alba** Cudweed Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Slantfaced Pasture Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis** Large-Headed Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Mottled Sand Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Handsome Grasshopper

*a preferred food plant, **minor use as a food plant

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