Grasshoppers Feeding
on Alfalfa
(Medicago sativa)

Grasshopper Species  
Scientific Name Common Name
Melanoplus bivittatus Two-Striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus dawsoni* Dawson's Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum Red-Legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Striped Sand Grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri luridus Keeler's Grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Packard's Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Migratory Grasshopper

*a preferred food plant

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