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Grasshoppers and allies on Wisconsin's Natural Heritage Working List – last revised May 2016. Life history, where they are found in the state, photos and management information is available for many of these species. Please consider sharing your observations [exit DNR] with the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Global Rank |
State Rank |
Federal Status |
WI Status |
WWAP | Mapped in NHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeropedellus clavatus | Club-horned Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Arphia conspersa | Speckled Rangeland Grasshopper | G5 | S2S4 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Arphia simplex | Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper | G5 | S1S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Camnula pellucida | Clear-winged Grasshopper | G5 | S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Chloealtis abdominalis | Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust | G5 | S2? | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Dichromorpha viridis | Short-winged Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Eritettix simplex | Velvet-striped Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Hesperotettix speciosus | Showy Grasshopper | G5 | S1S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Hesperotettix viridis | Green-streak Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Hippiscus ocelote | Wrinkled Grasshopper | G5 | SH | r-SIN | N | ||
| Melanoplus bruneri | Bruner's Spur-throat Grasshopper | G5 | S1S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Melanoplus fasciatus | Huckleberry Spur-throat Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Melanoplus flavidus | Blue-legged Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Melanoplus foedus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Melanoplus gladstoni | Gladston's Spur-throat Grasshopper | G5 | S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Melanoplus islandicus | Forest Locust | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Melanoplus punctulatus | Grizzly Spur-throat Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Melanoplus rusticus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | G4G5 | SH | r-SIN | N | ||
| Melanoplus scudderi | Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper | G5 | S1S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Melanoplus stonei | Stone's Locust | G5 | S1S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Mermiria bivittata | Mermiria Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Metaleptea brevicornis | Short-horned Grasshopper | G5 | SH | r-SIN | N | ||
| Neoconocephalus lyristes | Bog Conehead | GNR | S1S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Neoconocephalus robustus | Crepitating Conehead | GNR | SH | r-SIN | N | ||
| Opeia obscura | Obscure Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Orchelimum delicatum | Delicate Meadow Katydid | GNR | S2? | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Orphulella pelidna | Spotted-winged Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Paratylotropidia brunneri | An Acridid Grasshopper | G4G5 | SH | r-SIN | N | ||
| Pardalophora haldemanii | Haldmen's Grasshopper | G5 | SH | r-SIN | N | ||
| Scudderia fasciata | Black-striped Katydid | GNR | S1S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Syrbula admirabilis | Handsome Grasshopper | G5 | S1S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Trachyrhachys kiowa | Ash-brown Grasshopper | G5 | S2 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Trimerotropis huroniana | Lake Huron Locust | G2G3 | S1 | END | SGCN | Y | |
| Trimerotropis maritima | Seaside Grasshopper | G5 | S2S4 | SC/N | SGCN | Y | |
| Trimerotropis verruculata | Crackling Forest Grasshopper | G5 | S2S3 | SC/N | SGCN | Y |
Rank and status: To learn more about species rank and status, see the working list key. WWAP: (Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan): SGCN (Species of Greatest Conservation Need) and monitoring and ranking SIN (Species with Information Needs). Mapped in NHI: (Natural Heritage Inventory): Y = Observations of these species are mapped into the NHI database.