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Grasshopper Species Fact Sheets

Alphabetical Listing by Scientific Name

Grasshopper Species Fact Sheets
Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 912
Species Fact Sheets
by Robert E. Pfadt

For information on any of the 60 species listed below, just click on the desired name. The species are listed three times, once in alphabetical order by scientific name, once in alphabetical order within subfamilies, and finally alphabetically by common name. PDF versions of each fact sheet are available to download.

Alphabetical by Scientific Name | Alphabetical within Subfamily | Alphabetical by Common Name

Aeoloplides turnbulli (Thomas) Russianthistle grasshopper
Aeropedellus clavatus (Thomas) Clubhorned grasshopper
Ageneotettix deorum (Scudder) Whitewhiskered grasshopper
Amphitornus coloradus (Thomas) Striped grasshopper
Anabrus simplex Haldeman Mormon cricket
Arphia conspersa Scudder Specklewinged grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana (Thomas) Redwinged grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti (Thomas) Bigheaded grasshopper
Aulocara femoratum Scudder Whitecrossed grasshopper
Boopedon nubilum (Say) Ebony grasshopper
Brachystola magna (Girard) Plains lubber grasshopper
Bruneria brunnea (Thomas) Bruner slantfaced grasshopper
Camnula pellucida (Scudder) Clearwinged grasshopper
Chorthippus curtipennis (Harris) Meadow grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata (DeGeer) Greenstriped grasshopper
Cordillacris crenulata (Bruner) Crenulatewinged grasshopper
Cordillacris occipitalis (Thomas) Spottedwinged grasshopper
Derotmema haydeni (Thomas) Hayden grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus) Carolina grasshopper
Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas) High Plains grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder) Dusky grasshopper
Eritettix simplex (Scudder) Velvetstriped grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus (Say) Threebanded grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis (Thomas) Snakeweed grasshopper
Hypochlora alba (Dodge) Cudweed grasshopper
Melanoplus alpinus Scudder Alpine grasshopper
Melanoplus angustipennis (Dodge) Narrowwinged sand grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus (Say) Twostriped grasshopper
Melanoplus borealis (Fieber) Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder Sagebrush grasshopper
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder Bruner spurthroated grasshopper
Melanoplus confusus Scudder Pasture grasshopper
Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder) Dawson grasshopper
Melanoplus devastator Scudder Devastating grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas) Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum (DeGeer) Redlegged grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder Striped sand grasshopper
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder Gladston grasshopper
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder Little spurthroated grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri (Thomas) Keeler grasshopper
Melanoplus kennicotti Scudder Kennicott grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus (Scudder) Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus occidentalis (Thomas) Flabellate grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus rugglesi Gurney Nevada sage grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius) Migratory grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata (Serville) Twostriped slantfaced grasshopper
Metator pardalinus (Saussure) Bluelegged grasshopper
Oedaleonotus enigma (Scudder) Valley grasshopper
Opeia obscura (Thomas) Obscure grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa (Scudder) Slantfaced pasture grasshopper
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum (Thomas) Fourspotted grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Thomas) Largeheaded grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder) Brownspotted grasshopper
Spharagemon collare (Scudder) Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon equale (Say) Orangelegged grasshopper
Trachyrhachys aspera Scudder Finned grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa (Thomas) Kiowa grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis (Burmeister) Pallidwinged grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman) Redshanked grasshopper


Alphabetical by Scientific Name | Alphabetical within Subfamily | Alphabetical by Common Name

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