Insects and Arachnids of Chatfield State Park

Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, and swimming in the 1,500 surface acre reservoir. Nearly 3,900 acres of park land ...more ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Winged and Once-winged Insects Subclass Pterygota
- Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids Order Orthoptera
  - 10 Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Allies Suborder Caelifera
  - 3 Katydids, Crickets, and Allies Suborder Ensifera

Tree Crickets ¹
Oecanthinae

Western Tree Cricket ²
Oecanthus californicus

Cave Crickets ³
Rhaphidophoridae

Orange-winged Grasshopper ⁴
Arphia conspersa

Green-striped Grasshopper ⁵
Chortophaga viridifasciata

Coral-winged Grasshopper ⁶
Pardalophora apiculata

Pard Grasshopper ⁷
Metator pardalinus

Carolina Grasshopper ⁸
Dissosteira carolina

Velvet-striped Grasshopper ⁹
Eritettix simplex

Rainbow Grasshopper ¹⁰
Dactylotum bicolor

Lakin Grasshopper ¹¹
Melanoplus lakinus

Two-striped Grasshopper ¹²
Melanoplus bivittatus

Plains Lubber Grasshopper ¹³
Brachystola magna

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Insects and Arachnids of Chatfield State Park

Tree Crickets 1 Oecanthinae

Western Tree Cricket 2 Oecanthus californicus

Cave Crickets 3 Rhaphidophoridae

Orange-winged Grasshopper 4 Arphia conspersa

Green-striped Grasshopper 5 Chortophaga viridifasciata

Coral-winged Grasshopper 6 Pardalophora apiculata

Pard Grasshopper 7 Metator pardalinus

Carolina Grasshopper 8 Dissosteira carolina

Velvet-striped Grasshopper 9 Eritettix simplex

Rainbow Grasshopper 10 Dactylotum bicolor

Lakin Grasshopper 11 Melanoplus lakinus

Two-striped Grasshopper 12 Melanoplus bivittatus

Plains Lubber Grasshopper 13 Brachystola magna