Grasshoppers Feeding
on Western Ragweed
(Ambrosia psilostachya)




Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Campylacantha olivacea *
(Fuzzy Olive-green Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Hesperotettix speciosus *
(Western Grass-green Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Hesperotettix viridis *
(Snakeweed Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Hipiscus ocelote
(Wrinkled Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Hypochlora alba
(Cudweed Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus angustipennis
(Narrow-winged Sand Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus bivittatus
(Two-striped Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus borealis
(Northern Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus confusus *
(Little Pasture Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus dawsoni *
(Dawson's Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus differentialis
(Differential Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus femurrubrum *
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus flavidus
(Yellowish Spur-throated Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus foedus
(Striped Sand Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus keeleri luridus *
(Keeler's Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus packardii
(Packard's Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus sanguinipes
(Migratory Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus scudderi latus *
(Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Pardalophora haldemani
(Haldeman's Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Sparagemon collare
(Mottled Sand Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Syrbula admirabilis
(Handsome Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)



* Western Ragweed is a preferred food plant

Sources: Campbell et al. (1974), Joern (1985),
Brust et al. (2008), Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. (1994)

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