Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Heterostipa comata (Needle-and-Thread) [Poaceae]
(A scientific synonym of this grass is Stipa comata. Observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta.)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Ageneotettix deorum (White-Whiskered Grasshopper) Wy1994, Amphitornus coloradus (Striped Grasshopper) Wy1994, Arphia conspersa (Speckle-Winged Grasshopper) Wy1994, Arphia pseudonietana (Red-Winged Grasshopper) Wy1994, Dissosteira longipennis (High Plains Grasshopper) Wy1994, Eritettix simplex (Velvet-Striped Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus angustipennis (Narrow-Winged Sand Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus foedus (Striped Sand Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus packardii (Packard's Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Wy1994, Mermiria bivittata (Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper) Wy1994, Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Large-Headed Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Wy1994, Spharagemon collare (Mottled Sand Grasshopper) Wy1994, Trachyrhachys kiowa (Kiowa Grasshopper) Wy1994