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| Clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida) |
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) |
| McCowan's Longspur (Calcarius mccownii) |
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) |
| Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) |
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) |
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) |
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) |
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) |
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| Some Common Plants:
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| baltic rush (Juncus balticus) |
blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) |
| curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) |
cutleaf ironplant (Haplopapus spinulosus) |
| Flodman's thistle (Cirsium flodmannii) |
foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) |
| fringed sage (Artemisia frigida) |
gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata) |
| golden bean (Thermopsis rhombifolia) |
hairy golden aster (Heterotheca villosa) |
| June grass (Koeleria macrantha) |
mat muhly (Muhlenbergia richardsonis) |
| Missouri milkvetch (Astragalus missouriensis) |
moss phlox (Phlox hoodii) |
| needle-and-thread (Stipa comata) |
pasture sage (Artemisia ludoviciana) |
| prairie crocus (Anemone patens) |
prairie onion (Allium textile) |
| prickly pear cactua (Opuntia fragilis) |
rubber rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) |
| Sandberg's bluegrass (Poa sandbergii) |
scarlet mallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) |
| silver sage (Artemisia cana) |
slender wheatgrass (Agropyron trachycaulum) |
| three-flower avens (Geum triflorum) |
western porcupine grass (Stipa curtiseta) |
| western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) |
wildrose (Rosa acicularis) |
| winterfat (Eurotia lanata) |
yarrow (Achillea millefolium) |
| yellow sedge (Cerastium arvense) |
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Beetles of Grasslands National Park
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identification conducted by Dr. David Larson) |
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Byrrhus eximius LeConte |
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Carabidae (ground beetles) |
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Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles) |
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Galeruca browni Blake |
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Graphops nebulosus (LeConte)
(link: Harvard University collection) |
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Myochrous
squamosus LeConte (link:
Harvard University collection) |
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Psylliodes punctulata Melsheimer
link: Harvard University collection) |
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Trirhabda convergens LeConte
(link: Harvard University collection) |
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Curculionidae
(weevils and snout beetles) |
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Gerstaeckeria basalis (LeConte)
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Hypera postica
(Gyllenhal)
(link:invasive.org) |
| Ophryastes sulcirostris (Say) |
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Otiorhynchus ovatus (L.) |
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Sitona cylindricollis (Fahraeus) |
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Stephanocleonus confusus Anderson |
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Elateridae (click beetles) |
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Aeolus mellillus (Say) |
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Agriotes
criddlei Van Dyke |
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Ctenicera destructor (Brown) |
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Staphylinidae (rove beetles) |
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| Lathrobium species |
| Rabigus laxellus (Casey) |
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Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles) |
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Aphodius distinctus (Muller) |
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Silphidae (carrion beetles) |
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Heterosilpha ramosa (Say) |
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Nicrophorus hybridus Hatch & Angell |
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Nicrophorus marginatus
Fabricius link: Luther
College biology dept.) |
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Nicrophorus obscurus Kirby |
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Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles) |
Thanatophilus lapponicus (Herbst) |
| Asidopsis polita
(Say) |
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| Blapstinus
substriatus Champion |
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| Eleodes extricatus
(Say) |
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Eleodes hispilabris Say
(link:fortestryimages.org) |
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Eleodes opacus (Say)
(link:fortestryimages.org) |
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| Eleodes tricostatus
(Say) |
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Grasshoppers of Grasslands National Park
(common names shown are those used in Canada.) |
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(identification courtesy of Dr. Dan Johnson, University of
Lethbridge) |
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Gomphocerinae (slant‑faced) |
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green fool grasshopper |
Acrolophitus hirtipes (Say)
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club‑horned grasshopper |
Aeropedellus clavatus (Thomas)
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white whiskers grasshopper |
Ageneotettix deorum (Scudder)
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striped slant‑faced grasshopper |
Amphitornus coloradus (Thomas)
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big-headed grasshopper |
Aulocara elliotti (Thomas)
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white cross grasshopper |
Aulocara femoratum Scudder
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Bruner's slant-faced grasshopper |
Bruneria brunnea (Thomas)
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cow grasshopper |
Chloealtis abdominalis (Thomas)
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sprinkled grasshopper |
Chloealtis conspersa Harris
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marsh meadow grasshopper |
Chorthippus curtipennis (Harris)
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crenulated grasshopper |
Cordillacris crenulata (Bruner)
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spotted-winged grasshopper |
Cordillacris occipitalis (Thomas)
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velvet‑striped grasshopper |
Eritettix simplex tricarinatus
(Thomas) |
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obscure grasshopper |
Opeia obscura (Thomas)
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spotted‑winged grasshopper |
Orphulella pelidna (Burmeister)
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pasture grasshopper |
Orphulella speciosa (Scudder)
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two-striped slant-faced grasshopper |
Mermiria bivittata maculipennis
Bruner |
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four‑spotted grasshopper |
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum
(Thomas) |
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bunch‑grass grasshopper |
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder)
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brown‑spotted range grasshopper |
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder)
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Melanoplinae (spur‑throated) |
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Turnbull's grasshopper |
Aeoloplides turnbulli (Thomas)
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meadow purple-striped grasshopper |
Hesperotettix viridis pratensis
Scudder |
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greenish‑white grasshopper |
Hypochlora alba (G.M.Dodge)
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narrow‑winged grasshopper |
Melanoplus angustipennis (G.M.Dodge)
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two-striped grasshopper |
Melanoplus bivittatus (Say)
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sagebrush grasshopper |
Melanoplus bowditchi canus Hebard
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Bruner's spur-throated grasshopper |
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder
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pasture grasshopper |
Melanoplus confusus Scudder
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Dawson's grasshopper |
Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder)
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red‑legged grasshopper; two forms: |
Melanoplus femurrubrum (DeGeer)
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Gladston's grasshopper |
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder
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little spur‑throated grasshopper |
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder
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Kennicott's grasshopper |
Melanoplus kennicottii Scudder
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Packard’s grasshopper |
Melanoplus packardii Scudder
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lesser migratory grasshopper |
Melanoplus sanguinipes
(Fabricius) |
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large‑headed grasshopper |
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis
(Thomas) |
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spotted bird grasshopper |
Schistocerca emarginata (Scudder)
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Oedipodinae (band‑winged) |
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carlinian snapper grasshopper |
Circotettix carlinianus (Thomas)
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speckled range‑land grasshopper |
Arphia conspersa Scudder
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red‑winged grasshopper |
Arphia pseudonietana (Thomas)
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clear‑winged grasshopper |
Camnula pellucida (Scudder)
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northern green‑striped grasshopper |
Chortophaga viridifasciata (DeGeer)
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wrangler grasshopper |
Circotettix rabula Rehn and
Hebard |
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pronotal range grasshopper |
Cratypedes neglectus (Thomas)
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Hayden's grasshopper |
Derotmema haydenii (Thomas)
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black‑winged grasshopper |
Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus)
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western clouded grasshopper |
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder)
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three‑banded range grasshopper |
Hadrotettix trifasciatus (Say)
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blue-legged grasshopper |
Metator pardalinus (Saussure)
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coral‑winged grasshopper |
Pardalophora apiculata (Harris)
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mottled sand grasshopper |
Spharagemon collare (Scudder)
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barren ground grasshopper |
Spharagemon equale (Say)
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kiowa range grasshopper |
Trachyrhachys k. kiowa (Thomas)
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toothed field grasshopper nr |
Trimerotropis agrestis McNeill
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campestral grasshopper r |
Trimerotropis campestris McNeill
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alkaline pallid‑winged grasshopper |
Trimerotropis pallidipennis salina
McNeill |
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barrenlands grasshopper |
Trimerotropis pistrinaria
Saussure |
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Walker's dingy grasshopper |
Trimerotropis sordida E.M. Walker
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cracker grasshopper |
Trimerotropis verruculata (W.
Kirby) |
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red‑shanked grasshopper |
Xanthippus corallipes latefasciatus
(Scudder) |
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Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshoppers) |
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ornate grouse‑grasshopper |
Tetrix ornata (Say)
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granulated grouse grasshopper |
Tetrix subulata (Linnaeus)
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Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae |
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slender meadow katydid |
Conocephalus fasciatus (De Geer) |
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prairie meadow katydid |
Conocephalus saltans (Scudder)
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western meadow katydid |
Conocephalus vicinus (Morse) |
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gladiator meadow katydid |
Orchelimum gladiator Bruner
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common meadow katydid |
Orchelimum vulgare Harris |
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Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae |
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broad-winged bush katydid |
Scudderia pistillata Brunner |
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Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae |
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Mormon cricket |
Anabrus simplex Haldeman |
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Gryllidae, Gryllinae |
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fall field cricket |
Gryllus pennsylvanicus Burmeister |
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spring field cricket |
Gryllus veletis (Alexander and
Bigelow) |
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Gryllidae, Nemobiinae |
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striped ground cricket |
Allonemobius fasciatus (De Geer)
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gray ground cricket |
Allonemobius griseus (E. Walker)
nr |
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Gryllidae, Oecanthinae |
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four-spotted tree cricket |
Oecanthus quadripunctatus
Beutenmuller |
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Rhaphidophoridae |
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pallid camel cricket |
Ceuthophilus pallidus (Thomas) |
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