Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Melanoplus complanatipes Scudder
Melanoplus complanatipes is an uncommon grasshopper found in the sagebrush desert of southwestern Wyoming.
It may occur as far east as Wheatland. Its gray coloring is very similar to the color
of dead sagebrush stems. Eggs are assumed to overwinter in the soil. All adults were
captured in August. It is known to feed on big sagebrush.
Ref: Strohecker et al, 1968, and Capinera and Sechrist 1982.
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