Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera)
While the site is primarily for Iowa insects, I have included specimens that I have collected while on trips to other states. When you click on a species, you will see a map of Iowa and specimens collected in Iowa will show up.
Pictures have the owner's name in the caption unless they are mine. I have tried to make sure the name of the person who collected the specimen is shown in the "Collected by" field. This only applies to the family and species pictures. Specimen photos should be assumed to be the collector's.
Iowa Range Map
Midwest Range Map
Phenology
Observations by Year
Additional Information
Photos
Child taxa
No. of Observations
1,252
No. of Species
107
No. of Sites
213
Observations by Year
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 227 |
| 2023 | 209 |
| 2022 | 161 |
| 2021 | 58 |
| 2020 | 64 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2016 | 75 |
| 2015 | 48 |
| 2014 | 53 |
| 2013 | 25 |
| 2012 | 37 |
| 2011 | 48 |
Species by Year
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 41 |
| 2023 | 57 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2011 | 19 |
Sites by Year
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 53 |
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2011 | 19 |
Sites
| Site Name | Observations | Last Observation |
|---|---|---|
| Shimek State Forest, Donnellson Unit | 129 | 2024-08-18 |
| Hitaga Sand Ridge Prairie Preserve | 69 | 2024-08-16 |
| Slip Bluff County Park | 29 | 2024-08-24 |
| 1460 Douglas Ct, Marion | 29 | 2024-07-25 |
| Near Fairfield | 27 | 2020-07-22 |
| MacBride Nature Recreation Area | 26 | 2024-09-08 |
| Big Sand Mound Prairie Preserve, Muscatine County | 25 | 2024-08-28 |
| Eddyville Sand Prairie Park | 24 | 2024-10-20 |
| Folsom Point Preserve | 24 | 2024-08-03 |
| Wildcat Bluff Recreational Area | 24 | 2023-07-27 |
| Matsell Bridge Natural Area | 24 | 2023-07-16 |
| Plymouth Rock | 23 | 2023-06-30 |
| Jefferson County Park | 23 | 2022-07-29 |
| Marietta Sand Prairie State Preserve | 19 | 2023-08-11 |
| 2505 Tullamore Lane, Ames | 19 | 2011-07-31 |
| Hitchcock Nature Center | 15 | 2024-05-29 |
| Willow Creek/Kiwanis Park | 14 | 2022-08-26 |
| 700 Black Bear Bend | 13 | 2024-09-30 |
| F. W. Kent Park | 13 | 2023-07-22 |
| Red Oak Prairie | 13 | 2023-07-15 |
| Big Creek State Park | 13 | 2016-10-01 |
| Terry Trueblood Recreation Area | 12 | 2024-09-14 |
| Ciha Fen Wildlife Preserve | 12 | 2024-07-20 |
| Iowa City | 12 | 2023-08-12 |
| Hawkeye Willdlife Management Area | 12 | 2017-09-16 |
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Observations for protected species or from private sites are not included in this list.