Grasshoppers Feeding
on Upland Sedges (Carex spp.)
in Sunny Areas

Insect Names (Scientific & Common)

Agneotettix deorum
(White-whiskered Grasshopper)

Arphia conspersa
(Speckled-winged Grasshopper)

Arphia simplex
(Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper)

Chloealtis abdominalis
(Thomas' Broad-winged Grasshopper)

Chortophaga viridifasciata
(Green-striped Grasshopper)

Dissosteira carolina
(Carolina Grasshopper)

Encoptolophus sordidus
(Clouded Grasshopper)

Eritettix simplex
(Velvet-striped Grasshopper)

Melanoplus angustipennis
(Narrow-winged Sand Grasshopper)

Melanoplus confusus
(Little Pasture Grasshopper)

Melanoplus femurrubrum
(Red-legged Grasshopper)

Melanoplus keeleri luridus
(Keeler's Grasshopper)

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

Orphulella speciosa
(Slant-faced Pasture Grasshopper)

Pardalophora haldemani
(Haldeman's Grasshopper)

Phoetaliotes nebrascensis
(Large-headed Grasshopper)

Spharagemon collare
(Mottled Sand Grasshopper)

Trachyrhachys kiowa
(Kiowa Grasshopper)

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Note: These grasshoppers (Acrididae) are polyphagous.

Sources: Campbell et al. (1974),
Wyoming Agricultural Exp. Station (1994),
Brust et al. (2008), Vickery & Kevan (1985)

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