Dissosteira longipennis

Dissosteira longipennis is a short-horned grasshopper commonly called the high plains grasshopper. It is associated with shortgrass prairie, open rangeland, and other dry grasslands in the central United States.

The species is linked to open, dry habitats such as shortgrass prairie and rangeland. These environments provide the sparse vegetation and exposed ground typical of its habitat.

It is a grasshopper in the short-horned grasshopper group, not a separate insect category called a locust. The common name high plains grasshopper reflects its association with central American grasslands.

The species is relevant to naturalists and grassland researchers because it is part of the insect community of North American prairie and rangeland. Recording its presence can help describe dry-grassland biodiversity.