Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Sporobolus asper (Tall Dropseed) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Campbell et al., Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta.)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Arphia simplex (Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Eritettix simplex (Velvet-Striped Grasshopper) [preferred host plant] Cmp1974, Hippiscus ocelote (Wrinkled Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Mermiria bivittata (Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper) Cmp1974 Wy1994, Mermiria picta neomexicana (Lively Mermiria Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Orphulella speciosa (Pasture Grasshopper) [preferred host plant] Cmp1974 Wy1994, Pardalophora haldemani (Haldeman's Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Large-Headed Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Syrbula admirabils (Handsome Grasshopper) [preferred host plant] Cmp1974