superfamily
Short-horned Grasshoppers and Locusts
Acridoidea
Field notes
Acridoidea is the largest superfamily of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera with over 11,000 species found on every continent except Antarctica.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native short-horned grasshoppers and locusts All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
60,526 observations
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Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
42,384 observations
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Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
41,837 observations
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Gray Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens
35,533 observations
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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
33,559 observations
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Green-striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata
33,462 observations
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Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
30,578 observations
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Red-legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum
29,826 observations
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Obscure Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca obscura
21,695 observations
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American Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana
19,019 observations
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Migratory Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes
9,308 observations
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Crackling Forest Grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata
7,643 observations
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Large Marsh Grasshopper
Stethophyma grossum
7,160 observations
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Admirable Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis
7,059 observations
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Plains Lubber Grasshopper
Brachystola magna
6,575 observations