Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)

Crickets and Katydids: 22 species, 45 photos
Gryllodes sigillatus Tropical House Cricket
		male Jul 23, 2024 San Diego, CA
Gryllus bimaculatus Two-spotted Cricket
		dorsal Jan 17, 2016 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Gryllus pennsylvanicus Fall Field Cricket
		female Aug 21, 2012 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female Renae Sep 13, 2014 COD Seed Collection
Oecanthus forbesi Forbes' Tree Cricket
		female dorsal Oct 6, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake
		female grooming Oct 6, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake W  Forbes' Tree Cricket
		female head Oct 6, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake
		female nibbling Oct 6, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake
		male dorsal Oct 6, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake W  Forbes' Tree Cricket
		male head Oct 6, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake
		male stridulating Oct 6, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake W  Forbes' Tree Cricket
		female ovipositor Oct 8, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve, IL
Oecanthus fultoni Snowy Tree Cricket
		lateral Jul 23, 2010 Chicago Northerly Island
Teleogryllus Teleogryllus Field Cricket
		male dorsal Jun 15, 2026 Yilan, Taiwan
Velarifictorus micado Japanese Burrowing Cricket
		and Argentatus Wasp Jul 28, 2020 Wildlife Prairie Park, IL
		paralyzed dorsal Jul 28, 2020 Wildlife Prairie Park, IL W  Japanese Burrowing Cricket
		paralyzed ventral Jul 28, 2020 Wildlife Prairie Park, IL W  Japanese Burrowing Cricket
Myrmecophilus pergandei Eastern Ant Cricket
		head Aug 30, 2023 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
Allonemobius fasciatus Striped Ground Cricket
		male dorsal Sep 14, 2022 Naperville, IL
		female dorsal Oct 7, 2022 Chicago Montrose Harbor
Polionemobius Polionemobius Ground Cricket
		male dorsal Jun 15, 2026 Yilan, Taiwan
Conocephalus brevipennis Short-winged Meadow Katydid
		female Sep 17, 2011 COD Seed Collection
		male Oct 3, 2015 COD Seed Collection
Neoconocephalus Common Conehead
		male Sep 15, 2015 COD Main Campus
Orchelimum nigripes Black-legged Meadow Katydid
		male Aug 25, 2011 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female Sep 17, 2011 COD Seed Collection
		male stridulating Sep 25, 2013 Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
		male Jamie finger Oct 7, 2013 Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
		males fighting Oct 7, 2013 Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
		male dorsal Sep 29, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		male finger Sep 29, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		male hand Sep 29, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		male stridulating Sep 29, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		male stridulating Oct 27, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL W  Black-legged Meadow Katydid
Microcentrum rhombifolium Greater Angle-winged Katydid
		female Sep 30, 2011 Katie's katydid
Phaneroptera Sickle-bearing Bushcricket
		male Mar 22, 2023 Arbel National Park, Israel
Scudderia Scudderia Bush Katydid
		male Oct 9, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve, IL
Scudderia furcata Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
		male Shirlee Sep 20, 2016 COD Main Campus
Scudderia mexicana Mexican Bush Katydid
		female nymph dorsal Jul 29, 2024 San Clemente State Beach, CA
		female nymph profile Jul 29, 2024 San Clemente State Beach, CA
Shirakisotima japonica Japonica Bush Katydid
		lateral Aug 3, 2010 Atami New Akao, Japan W  Shirakisotima
Saga ornata Ornate Predatory Katydid
		dorsal Mar 22, 2023 Arbel National Park, Israel
Eupholidoptera Marbled Bush-Cricket
		male dorsal Mar 22, 2023 Arbel National Park, Israel
Parapholidoptera Parapholidoptera Shieldback
		female frontal Mar 22, 2023 Arbel National Park, Israel
		male lateral Mar 22, 2023 Arbel National Park, Israel

Grasshoppers: 23 species, 94 photos
Eucoptacra praemorsa Praemorsa Grasshopper
		dorsal Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
		profile Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
Anacridium aegyptium Egyptian Bird Grasshopper
		lateral Oct 17, 2023 Mykonos, Greece
		profile Oct 17, 2023 Mykonos, Greece
Patanga succincta Bombay Locust
		profile Mar 21, 2024 Penghu, Taiwan W 百  Bombay Locust  印度黄脊蝗
Schistocerca americana American Bird Grasshopper
		female dorsal May 8, 2022 St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
		female lateral May 8, 2022 St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Schistocerca nitens Gray Bird Grasshopper
		female dorsal Feb 3, 2023 Encore at Eastmark, AZ
		female lateral Feb 3, 2023 Encore at Eastmark, AZ
Chorthippus loratus Eurasian Field Grasshopper
		dorsal Oct 9, 2023 Thessaloniki, Greece
		lateral Oct 9, 2023 Thessaloniki, Greece
		male Oct 9, 2023 Thessaloniki, Greece
		back Sep 23, 2025 Belgrade, Serbia
		dorsal Sep 23, 2025 Belgrade, Serbia
		profile Sep 23, 2025 Belgrade, Serbia
Chorthippus maritimus Maritime Grasshopper
		head Oct 18, 2023 Santorini, Greece
		lateral Oct 18, 2023 Santorini, Greece
Melanoplus bivittatus Two-striped Grasshopper
		femoratus gravid female Sep 4, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve, IL
		gravid female Sep 12, 2016 COD Main Campus
Melanoplus differentialis Differential Grasshopper
		female Sep 14, 2013 COD Seed Collection
		female Sep 25, 2013 Lambert Lake, Glen Ellyn
		female Sep 29, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		female Oct 27, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		female ovipositing Oct 8, 2015 COD Main Campus
		female Rachael Sep 19, 2016 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female gravid Sep 23, 2020 Naperville, IL W  Differential grasshopper
		male dorsal Sep 2, 2024 Morton Arboretum, IL
		male profile Sep 2, 2024 Morton Arboretum, IL
Melanoplus femurrubrum Red-legged Grasshopper
		gravid female Oct 8, 2011 COD Seed Collection
		male nymph Jul 11, 2013 COD Main Campus
		male Sep 4, 2013 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male nymph Jul 20, 2014 Pioneer Park, Naperville
		male Sep 13, 2014 COD Seed Collection
		and Gordioidea Horsehair Worm Sep 16, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake
		mating Sep 16, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake
		mating Sep 19, 2014 Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		mating interruptus Sep 22, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve, IL
		male jumping Jamie Oct 1, 2014 COD Main Campus
		female ovipositor open Oct 9, 2014 Danada Forest Preserve, IL
		female Oct 22, 2015 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		male on ice Nov 24, 2015 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		female Sep 3, 2022 Danada Forest Preserve, IL
Melanoplus sanguinipes Migratory Grasshopper
		female Sep 14, 2013 COD Seed Collection W  Migratory Grasshopper
		male left Oct 26, 2022 Painted Desert Tawa Trail, AZ
		male right Oct 26, 2022 Painted Desert Tawa Trail, AZ
Melanoplus viridipes Green-legged Grasshopper
		male Jul 5, 2015 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
Arphia xanthoptera Autumn Yellow-winged Grasshopper
		dorsal Aug 21, 2016 Schulenberg Prairie, IL
		female Aug 21, 2016 Schulenberg Prairie, IL
Chortophaga viridifasciata Green-striped Grasshopper
		lateral May 29, 2013 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		nymph dorsal Sep 24, 2023 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
		nymph lateral Sep 24, 2023 Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
Aiolopus thalassinus Slender Green-winged Grasshopper
		female Mar 21, 2024 Penghu, Taiwan
		female dorsal Mar 21, 2024 Penghu, Taiwan
		female lateral Mar 21, 2024 Penghu, Taiwan
		male dorsal Mar 21, 2024 Penghu, Taiwan
		profile Mar 21, 2024 Penghu, Taiwan
Oedipoda Oedipoda Bandwing Grasshopper
		dorsal Oct 9, 2023 Thessaloniki, Greece
		lateral Oct 9, 2023 Thessaloniki, Greece
		dorsal Oct 10, 2023 Truffle hunting Meteora, Greece
		lateral Oct 10, 2023 Truffle hunting Meteora, Greece
Trilophidia annulata Carinate Locust
		female profile Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
Dissosteira carolina Carolina Grasshopper
		lateral Jun 19, 2012 Russell R. Kirt Prairie
		nymph Jul 23, 2013 COD Main Campus
		male Aug 8, 2013 Cantera Commons, Warrenville
		dorsal Aug 10, 2013 Naperville, IL
		mate guarding finger Sep 9, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake W  Carolina Grasshopper
		mate guarding hand Sep 9, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake
		ovipositing threesome Sep 9, 2014 Danada: Rice Lake W  Carolina Grasshopper
Trimerotropis maritima Seaside Grasshopper
		male Aug 6, 2016 Indiana Dunes, MI
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Pallid-winged Grasshopper
		lateral Apr 28, 2022 East Mesa, AZ
		male Apr 28, 2022 East Mesa, AZ
		female dorsal Oct 26, 2022 Painted Desert Tawa Trail, AZ
		female lateral Oct 26, 2022 Painted Desert Tawa Trail, AZ
		male left Oct 26, 2022 Painted Desert Tawa Trail, AZ
		male right Oct 26, 2022 Painted Desert Tawa Trail, AZ
		female nymph dorsal Nov 14, 2025 Encore at Eastmark, AZ
		female nymph profile Nov 14, 2025 Encore at Eastmark, AZ
		lateral Dec 13, 2025 A & P Nursery, Mesa AZ
		profile Dec 13, 2025 A & P Nursery, Mesa AZ
		dead dorsal Feb 27, 2026 Encore at Eastmark, AZ
		dead profile Feb 27, 2026 Encore at Eastmark, AZ
Pseudoxya diminuta Short-winged Rice Grasshopper
		nymph dorsal Jun 15, 2026 Yilan, Taiwan
		nymph profile Jun 15, 2026 Yilan, Taiwan
		dorsal Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
		lateral Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
		posterior Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
		profile Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan W 百  Jiannan Butterfly Garden  劍南蝶園
		rear Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
		side Jun 16, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
		lateral Jun 17, 2026 Jiannan Butterfly Garden, Taipei Taiwan
Atractomorpha Gaudy Grasshopper
		dorsal Jan 17, 2016 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Romalea microptera Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
		dead May 14, 2022 Everglades Royal Palm, FL
		nymph frontal May 14, 2022 Everglades Royal Palm, FL
		nymph lateral May 14, 2022 Everglades Royal Palm, FL

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