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)
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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