Chenopod

Guides

• Aeoloplides chenopodii

  Colorado Plateaus Saltbush Grasshopper

  Aeoloplides chenopodii is a spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae, known as the Colorado Plateaus Saltbush Grasshopper. The species is native to western North America and is associated with saltbush habitats. It was described by Bruner in 1894 under the basionym Pezotettix chenopodii. The species is considered to be probably present in Wyoming along the lower Green River, though it was not documented in the 1988-2018 Wyoming survey.

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• Aeoloplides tenuipennis

  narrow-winged saltbush grasshopper, narrow-winged bush grasshopper

  A spur-throated grasshopper specialized on chenopod plants, particularly saltbushes (Atriplex species). It inhabits arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it feeds on plants often considered noxious weeds, including Russian thistle (Salsola tragus). The species is generally regarded as beneficial or innocuous in rangeland settings rather than a crop pest.

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