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Hadrotettix trifasciatus
three-banded grasshopper, three-banded range grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus is a large band-winged grasshopper native to western North American grasslands. It is among the largest rangeland grasshopper species, with females reaching dry weights of approximately 469 mg. The species is notable for its distinctive wing banding pattern and preference for forbs over grasses in its diet. Despite its size, it maintains low population densities across most of its range and is not considered economically significant.
Melanoplus borealis
Northern Spur-throat Grasshopper, Northern Grasshopper
Melanoplus borealis is a spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae, distributed across North America from Alaska to the Great Plains. It inhabits moist, open habitats including swamps, wet bogs, and mountain meadows. The species exhibits a late-hatching seasonal cycle, with eggs overwintering and hatching in mid-June. It is primarily a forb feeder, though capable of surviving on grasses under laboratory conditions. Populations are typically small even in suitable habitats. In Nebraska, it is recognized as a glacial relict that remained undetected for over a century before its rediscovery in 2007.