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Hesperotettix viridis, the meadow purple-striped grasshopper, is a spur-throated grasshopper (family Acrididae, subfamily Melanoplinae) native to North America. Adults are predominantly green with contrasting violet or purple lateral stripes on the pronotum and forewings. The species feeds selective...
The snakeweed grasshopper, Hesperotettix viridis, is a spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae found in western North America. It is closely associated with snakeweeds and related plants in the family Asteraceae, on which it feeds selectively rather than consuming the broad range of grasse...
Acrolophitus hirtipes is a North American spur-throated grasshopper, notable for the tall, leaflike crest rising from its pronotum.
Austracris guttulosa, commonly known as the spur-throated locust, is a large species of grasshopper found primarily in Australia and parts of Southeast Asia. It is recognized by the prominent spur located between its front legs, a characteristic feature of the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae. This spe...
The whitecrossed grasshopper, Hadrotettix trifasciatus, is a North American band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae, described by Thomas Say in 1828. It is also called the three-banded grasshopper, referring to the contrasting markings associated with its wings or body pattern. The species i...
The large-headed grasshopper, Melanoplus bivittatus, is a North American spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae, described by Thomas Say in 1825. It is widely known as the two-striped grasshopper because adults typically show two pale longitudinal stripes along the upper body. The species...
Hesperotettix speciosus is a North American spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae, commonly called the showy grasshopper or snakeweed grasshopper. Samuel Hubbard Scudder described the species in 1872. It is closely associated with snakeweeds in the genus Gutierrezia, which serve as impor...
The Aztec spur-throated grasshopper (Aidemona azteca) is a North American upland species notable for occurring in grasslands from Mexico into the United States.
Packard's Grasshopper is a significant pest species native to the western United States and Canada, frequently causing severe defoliation to pastures and cereal crops.
Nomadacris guttulosa, the spur-throated locust of Australia, periodically swarms in Queensland and New South Wales, causing significant pasture and crop losses in eastern Australia.
Melanoplus borealis is the northern spur-throat grasshopper, a North American species associated with swamps, bogs, and moist meadows.
The ponderous grasshopper (Melanoplus ponderosus) is a robust North American spur-throated grasshopper notable for its large, heavy-bodied form.
Melanoplus scudderi is Scudder's short-wing grasshopper, a North American spur-throated species described by Uhler in 1864.
The broad-winged grasshopper (Melanoplus latipennis) is a North American spur-throated species distinguished by its comparatively broad wings.
Melanoplus keeleri is a North American spur-throated grasshopper described by Cyrus Thomas in 1874 and recognized by two named subspecies.
Ponderous spur-throat grasshopper is Melanoplus ponderosus, a North American species described by Scudder in 1875 with two listed subspecies.
Confused grasshopper is Melanoplus confusus, a North American pasture spur-throated grasshopper described by Scudder in 1897.
Melanoplus dawsoni is a North American grasshopper species notable for its wing dimorphism, with some populations having shortened non-functional wings.
