Grasshoppers Feeding
on Missouri Goldenrod
(Solidago missouriensis)
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)
Hypochlora alba
(Cudweed Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
Melanoplus bivittatus *
(Two-striped Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
Melanoplus borealis
(Northern Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
Melanoplus confusus **
(Little Pasture 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)
* Missouri Goldenrod is a preferred food plant
** Missouri Goldenrod is a minor food plant
Sources: Campbell et al. (1974),
Brust et al. (2008), Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. (1994)
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