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Dactylotum bicolor, commonly known as the painted grasshopper, is a species of acridid grasshopper found primarily in North America. Its distinctive red, black, and white markings serve as an aposematic warning signal to predators, indicating toxicity. This coloration makes it notable for its striki...

A flightless Mexican grasshopper (chapulin) widely harvested as a traditional edible insect in Oaxaca and other Mexican states, consumed since pre-Columbian times.

The brown locust, endemic to the semi-arid Karoo of South Africa, where periodic population explosions produce destructive swarms that damage crops and rangeland across southern Africa.

The Differential Grasshopper is a widespread North American agricultural pest, recognized by the distinct black herringbone pattern markings on its large hind femurs.

Locustana pardalina pardalina is the brown locust of southern Africa, a major agricultural pest known for periodic outbreak swarms that devastate crops across South Africa and neighboring countries.

A large North American crop pest recognized by a herringbone chevron pattern on its hind femora, causing significant damage to grain and vegetable crops across the Great Plains.

Podisma pedestris, the Alpine grasshopper, is a wingless European species notable for living at high altitudes in mountainous regions like the Alps.

The Red-legged Grasshopper is one of the most abundant grasshoppers in North America, notorious for damaging alfalfa, clover, and various essential agricultural crops.

A major migratory agricultural pest across North American grasslands, ranked among the most economically damaging grasshopper species in both the United States and Canada.

The Panther-spotted Grasshopper (Poecilotettix pantherinus) is a North American insect notable for its heavily spotted, leopard-like coloration that provides camouflage in arid scrub habitats.

The Two-striped Grasshopper is a prominent North American crop pest, easily identified by the two pale yellow stripes running lengthwise along its dark dorsal side.

One of the most abundant grasshoppers in North America, named for its distinctive red hind tibiae, and a frequent agricultural pest of hayfields and grain crops from Canada to Mexico.

A widespread North American grasshopper identified by two pale dorsolateral stripes along its body, a notable pest of rangeland and cereal crops distributed from coast to coast.

True to its name, the Devastating Grasshopper is an agricultural menace in the western United States, specifically known for causing extensive damage to California grasslands.

Dichroplus pratensis is a major agricultural pest in Argentina and southern South America, infamous for causing extensive damage to cereal crops.

Ruggle's grasshopper (Melanoplus rugglesi) is a North American spur-throated grasshopper in the Acrididae family, recognized for its highly localized distribution in the United States.

A significant crop and rangeland pest of the western United States, particularly California, where periodic outbreaks can devastate grain fields and vegetable crops.

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.

The Regal Grasshopper is a visually striking insect native to the southwestern United States, distinguished by its unusually large size and vibrant, contrasting green coloration.

A South American acridid found in Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, occasionally reaching pest densities in pastures and grain-crop areas of the Pampas.

A grasshopper distributed across northern North America into boreal Canada, adapted to cooler climates and subarctic grassland and meadow habitats, as its name suggests.

A North American rangeland grasshopper named after entomologist Alpheus Spring Packard, distributed primarily across the Great Plains and periodically damaging to pasture grasses.

The Western Grasshopper is a notable herbivorous species found primarily in the western United States, known for inhabiting arid rangelands and occasionally damaging local forage.

One of the most common grasshopper species in Argentina, this South American acridid is a recognized pest of forage crops and pastures across the Pampas region.

The Pikes Peak Grasshopper (Melanoplus pikiensis) is an American spur-throated grasshopper notable for being endemic to the high-altitude alpine tundra of Colorado's Pikes Peak.

The Mexican Grasshopper is a prominent species in Central and North America, closely related to the migratory grasshopper and frequently damaging regional agricultural yields.

The Pine Tree Spur-throat Grasshopper is a distinctive North American species notable for its arboreal lifestyle, commonly found resting on coniferous trees across northern forests.

The Green Fool Grasshopper (*Hesperotettix viridis*), described by Thomas in 1870, is a brightly colored American insect that feeds selectively on specific forbs and herbaceous plants.

The Atlantic grasshopper is a North American acridid found along the Atlantic coastal plain of the eastern U.S., typically inhabiting wet meadows and marsh edges.