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 Spur-Throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi latus Scudder's Short-Winged Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora haldemani Haldeman's Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Large-Headed Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Mottled Sand Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Kiowa Grasshopper

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