Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids
Order Orthoptera
The Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Order Orthoptera) includes 1,030 species across 22 families and 248 genera in our directory.
About Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids
Orthoptera includes ~28,000 described species of grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids. Desert locusts can form swarms covering 460 square miles containing up to 80 million individuals per square kilometer.
Economic Impact
A single large locust swarm can consume the same amount of food in one day as 35,000 people. The 2019-2021 East Africa locust crisis affected food security for 42 million people across multiple countries. Global crop losses from locusts can reach billions annually.
Ecological Role
Grasshoppers and crickets are a primary food source for birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Cricket farming is a growing industry - crickets require 12× less feed than cattle to produce the same amount of protein, using 2,000× less water.
Families in Orthoptera (22)
Species in Orthoptera (1,030)
Slender-legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus gracilipes
Slightly Musical Conehead
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus
Small Jerusalem Cricket
Stenopelmatus minor
Smooth Shieldback
Atlanticus glaber
Snow's Desert Grasshopper
Xeracris snowi
Snowy Tree Cricket
Oecanthus fultoni
Sooty Longwing Katydid
Capnobotes fulginosus
Sotol Grasshopper
Phaulotettix eurycercus
Southeastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
Southern Field Cricket
Gryllus bimaculatus
Southern Ground Cricket
Allonemobius socius
Southern Long-spined Jerusalem Cricket
Ammopelmatus longispinoides
Southern Mole Cricket
Gryllotalpa australis
Southern Yellow-winged Grasshopper
Arphia granulata
Southwestern Angle-wing Katydid
Microcentrum latifrons
Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia conspersa
Spharagemon bunites
Spharagemon bunites
Spoon-tail Short-wing Katydid
Obolopteryx emarginata
Spot-winged Grasshopper
Cordillacris occipitalis
Spotted Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus maculatus
Spotted Ground Cricket
Allonemobius maculatus
Spotted-winged Grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna
Spring Trig
Anaxipha vernalis
Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus
Square-legged Camel Cricket
Tropidischia xanthostoma
St. Johns Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus adelogyrus
Stegocercus Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus stegocercus
Steindachner’s shieldback
Neduba steindachneri
Steppe Grasshopper
Chorthippus dorsatus
Steppe Mole Cricket
Gryllotalpa stepposa
Sticthippus californicus
Sticthippus californicus
Stilt-walker Katydid
Arethaea grallator
Stohecker's Sand-treader Cricket
Daihiniodes larvale
Stone's Grasshopper
Melanoplus stonei
Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus strictus
Strenuous Grasshopper
Trimerotropis californica
Stripe-faced Meadow Katydid
Orchelimum concinnum
Striped Sand Grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus
Styracosceles neomexicanus
Styracosceles neomexicanus
Sulphur-winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea
Superb Meadow Katydid
Orchelimum superbum
Swift Conehead
Neoconocephalus velox
Swollen Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus strumosus
Sword-bearing Conehead
Neoconocephalus ensiger
Tamalpais Monkey Grasshopper
Morsea tamalpaisensis
Tamarack Tree Cricket
Oecanthus laricis
Tanaocerus koebelei
Tanaocerus koebelei
Tawney's Cave Cricket
Euhadenoecus fragilis
Tawny Mole Cricket
Neoscapteriscus vicinus
Tehachapi Shielback
Idionotus tehachapi
Tennessee Cave Cricket
Hadenoecus opilionides
Tessellate Bush Katydid
Insara tessellata
Texas Cave Cricket
Ceuthophilus secretus
Texas Meadow Katydid
Orchelimum bullatum
Texas Oblong-winged Katydid
Amblycorypha huasteca
Texas Spotted Range Grasshopper
Psoloessa texana
Texas Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus texanus
Texas beach field cricket
Gryllus thinos
Thalassica Grasshopper
Trimerotropis thalassica
Thistle Grasshopper
Aeoloplides turnbulli
Three-lined Shieldback
Steiroxys trilineatus
Tidewater Trig
Anaxipha tinnula
Tidewater meadow katydid
Conocephalus nigropleuroides
Toothed Dune Grasshopper
Trimerotropis agrestis
Trachyrhachys coronata
Trachyrhachys coronata
Trail Ridge Scrub Grasshopper
Melanoplus ordwayae
Traveller Grasshopper
Rhammatocerus viatorius
Trepidulus hyalinus
Trepidulus hyalinus
Trepidulus rosaceus
Trepidulus rosaceus
Tribulus Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus tribulus
Trimerotropis pallidipennis-c
Trimerotropis pallidipennis-c
Truculent Camel Cricket
Phrixocnemis truculentus
True Katydid
Pterophylla camellifolia
Truncate-cercus Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus truncatus
Two-banded Grasshopper
Trimerotropis bifasciata
Two-lined Shieldback
Eremopedes bilineatus
Two-spined Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus bispinosus
Two-spotted Groundhopper
Tetrix bipunctata
Two-spotted Tree Cricket
Neoxabea bipunctata
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
Two-striped Mermiria
Mermiria bivittata
Uhler's Virtuoso Katydid
Amblycorypha uhleri
Unarmed Shieldback
Idiostatus inermis
Uniform Shieldback
Idiostatus aequalis
Utah Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus utahensis
Utah Sand-treader Cricket
Daihinibaenetes tanneri
Valley Grasshopper
Oedaleonotus enigma
Vandenberg Air Force Base Brown-headed Jerusalem Cricket
Ammopelmatus castaneus
Vanduzee's Grasshopper
Esselenia vanduzeei
Variable Field Cricket
Gryllus lineaticeps
Variegated Ground Cricket
Neonemobius variegatus
Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex
Vineyard Mole-cricket
Gryllotalpa vineae
Vocal Field Cricket
Gryllus vocalis
Weldon Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus mirus
Western Bush Cricket
Hoplosphyrum boreale
Western Clouded Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis
Western Round-winged Katydid
Amblycorypha parvipennis
Western Sagebrush Grasshopper
Melanoplus complanatipes
Western Shieldback
Ateloplus hesperus