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

For information on any of the 56 species listed below, just click on the desired name. The species are listed three times, once in alphabetical order by common name and once in alphabetical order by scientific name, and finally alphabetically by subfamily.

Alphabetically by Scientific Name
Alphabetically within Subfamilies
Alphabetically by Common Name

Alphabetical Listing by Scientific 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 gladstoni Scudder	Gladston grasshopper
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder	Little spurthroated grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri (Thomas)	Keeler 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 kiowa (Thomas)	Kiowa grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman)	Redshanked grasshopper

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