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)
Derotmema haydeni
Derotmema haydeni
Derotmema laticinctum
Derotmema laticinctum
Derotmema piute
Derotmema piute
Devious Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus devius
Different-horned Tree Cricket
Oecanthus varicornis
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
Dracotettix monstrosus
Dracotettix monstrosus
Dusky-faced Meadow Katydid
Orchelimum campestre
Eastern Ant Cricket
Myrmecophilus pergandei
Eastern Striped Cricket
Miogryllus verticalis
Eastern cypress Katydid
Inscudderia walkeri
Egyptian Bird Grasshopper
Anacridium aegyptium
Eisner's Pygmy Mole Cricket
Ellipes eisneri
Elegant Saltbush Grasshopper
Aeoloplides elegans
Eremopedes covilleae
Eremopedes covilleae
Eremopedes ephippiatus
Eremopedes ephippiatus
Eremopedes scudderi
Eremopedes scudderi
Eumorsea pinaleno
Eumorsea pinaleno
European Field Cricket
Gryllus campestris
False Jumping Bush Cricket
Hapithus luteolira
False Robust Conehead
Neoconocephalus bivocatus
Fast-calling Tree Cricket
Oecanthus celerinictus
Flabellate Grasshopper
Melanoplus occidentalis
Florida Oblong-winged Katydid
Amblycorypha floridana
Floridacris mariona
Floridacris mariona
Floridacris robusta
Floridacris robusta
Floritettix borealis
Floritettix borealis
Floritettix calusa
Floritettix calusa
Floritettix coquinae
Floritettix coquinae
Floritettix floridana
Floritettix floridana
Floritettix holatamico
Floritettix holatamico
Floritettix hubbelli
Floritettix hubbelli
Floritettix osceola
Floritettix osceola
Floritettix saturiba
Floritettix saturiba
Forest Falls Grasshopper
Trimerotropis bernardi
Fork-face Pygmy Grasshopper
Neotettix proavus
Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
Scudderia furcata
Fox's Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus foxi
Fulton's Trig
Anaxipha fultoni
Furnace Heat Lubber
Tytthotyle maculata
Fusiform Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus fusiformis
Fuzzy Olive-Green Grasshopper
Campylacantha olivacea
Gammarotettix aesculus
Gammarotettix aesculus
Gammarotettix bilobatus
Gammarotettix bilobatus
Giant Sand-treader Cricket
Daihinibaenetes giganteus
Gila shieldback
Platyoplus gilaensis
Gillette’s Shieldback
Plagiostira gillettei
Gladston's Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus gladstoni
Glaucus-legged Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus glaucipes
Graceful Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus gracillimus
Graceful Slant-face Grasshopper
Chloealtis gracilis
Grand Shieldback
Pediodectes grandis
Gray Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens
Gray Shieldback
Atlanticus dorsalis
Grayish Sagebrush Grasshopper
Melanoplus cinereus
Great Basin Grasshopper
Trimerotropis undescribed-species-a
Great Tree Cricket
Oecanthus major
Greater Angle-wing Katydid
Microcentrum rhombifolium
Greater Arid-land Katydid
Neobarrettia spinosa
Greenhouse Camel Cricket
Diestrammena asynamora
Grizzly Locust
Melanoplus punctulatus
Guinea-cypress Katydid
Inscudderia strigata
Gulf Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus hygrophilus
Gurney's Shieldback
Idiostatus gurneyi
Gurney's Short-wing Grasshopper
Melanoplus gurneyi
Gymnoscirtetes rex
Gymnoscirtetes rex
Hebardacris albida
Hebardacris albida
Hebardacris excelsa
Hebardacris excelsa
Hebardacris mono
Hebardacris mono
Herman’s shieldback
Idiostatus hermannii
Hesperotettix viridis
Hesperotettix viridis
Hippopedon capito
Hippopedon capito
Horse Lubber Grasshopper
Taeniopoda eques
House Cricket
Acheta domesticus
Huachuca Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus paucispinosus
Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus fasciatus
Hypsalonia merga
Hypsalonia merga
Hypsalonia miwoki
Hypsalonia miwoki
Hypsalonia petasata
Hypsalonia petasata
Hypsalonia rentzi
Hypsalonia rentzi
Hypsalonia satur
Hypsalonia satur
Hypsalonia tioga
Hypsalonia tioga
Immodest Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus impudicus
Inconspicuous Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus inconspicuus
Indies short-tailed cricket
Anurogryllus celerinictus
Inyo Shieldback
Idiostatus inyo
Island Monkey Grasshopper
Morsea islandica
Italian Tree Cricket
Oecanthus pellucens
Jerusalem Cricket
Stenopelmatus fuscus
Jumping Bush Cricket
Hapithus saltator
Juniper Bush Katydid
Insara juniperi
Juniper Dunes Jerusalem Cricket
Ammopelmatus juniperdunes
Kaibab Monkey Grasshopper
Morsea kaibabensis
Karokia blanci
Karokia blanci
Kelso Dunes Jerusalem Cricket
Ammopelmatus kelsoensis
Kelso Shieldback
Eremopedes kelsoensis
Kennicott's Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus kennicottii
Kentucky Cave Cricket
Ceuthophilus stygius
Krimbas's Mole Cricket
Gryllotalpa krimbasi
Lactista elota
Lactista elota