Kansas Shortgrass Prairie Species Lists
GRASSES	Family: Poaceae	Shortgrass	Mixed Prairie	Tallgrass
Common Name	Scientific Name
Alkali sacaton	Sporobolus airioides	X	X
Barnyardgrass	Echinochloa muricata	X	X	X
Blue grama	Bouteloua gracilis	X	X	X
Buffalograss	Buchloe dactyloides	X	X	X
Canada wild-rye	Elymus canadensis	X	X	X
Common witchgrass	Panicum capillare	X	X	X
Hairy grama	Bouteloua hirsuta	X	X	X
Hairy tridens	Tridens pilosus	X
Indian ricegrass	Achnatherum hymenoides	X
Indiangrass	Sorghastrum nutans	X	X	X
Inland saltgrass	Distichlis spicata	X	X
Kentucky bluegrass	Poa pratensis	X	X	X
Little bluestem	Schizachyrium (Andropogon) scoparium	X	X	X
Marsh muhly	Muhlenbergia racemosa	X	X	X
Needle-and-thread	Hesperostipa (Stipa) comata	X
Prairie cordgrass	Spartina pectinata	X	X	X
Prairie wedgescale	Sphenopholis obtusata	X	X	X
Purple threeawn	Aristida purpurea	X	X	X
Red lovegrass	Eragrostis secundiflora	X	X
Red threeawn	Aristida longiseta	X	X
Sand bluestem	Andropogon hallii	X	X
Sand dropseed	Sporobolus cryptandrus	X	X	X
Sideoats grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	X	X	X
Switchgrass	Panicum virgatum	X	X	X
Tall dropseed	Sporobolus compositus (asper)	X	X	X
Tumblegrass	Schedonnardus paniculatus	X	X	X
Virginia wild-rye	Elymus virginicus	X	X	X
Western wheatgrass	Pascopyrum (Agropyron) smithii	X	X	X
Windmill grass	Chloris verticillata	X	X	X
Kansas Shortgrass Prairie Species Lists
GRASSHOPPERS	Family: Acrididae
Common Name	Scientific Name	Shortgrass	Mixed Prairie	Tallgrass
Band-Winged	Subfamily: Oedipodinae
Bluelegged grasshopper	Metator pardalimus	X	X	X
Broad-banded grasshopper	Trimerotropis latifasciata	X	X
Carolina grasshopper	Dissosteira carolina	X	X	X
Citrus-winged grasshopper	Trimerotropis citrina	X	X	X
Coralwinged grasshopper	Pardalophora apiculta	X	X	X
Dusky grasshopper	Encoptolophus costalis	X	X
Dusky grasshopper	Encoptolophus sordidus	X	X	X
Great crested grasshopper	Tropidolophus formosus	X	X
Greenstriped grasshopper	Chortophaga viridifasciata	X	X	X
Haldeman's grasshopper	Pardalophora haldermanii	X	X	X
Hayden grasshopper	Derotmema haydenii	X
High plains grasshopper	Dissosteira longipennis	X	X
Kiowa range grasshopper	Trachyrhachys kiowa	X	X	X
Magnificient grasshopper	Hadrotettix magnificus	X	X
Mottled sand grasshopper	Spharagemon collare	X	X	X
Orangelegged grasshopper	Spharagemon equale	X	X	X
Pallid-winged grasshopper	Trimerotropis pallidpennis	X	X
Platt range grasshopper	Mestobregma plattei plattei	X	X	X
Redshanked grasshopper	Xanthippus corallipes	X	X
Redwinged grasshopper	Arphia pseudonietana	X	X	X
Ridgeback sand grasshopper	Spharagemon cristatum	X	X
Sassure's grasshopper	Pardalophora saussrei	X	X
Seaside grasshopper	Trimerotropis maritima	X	X	X
Southwestern dusky grasshopper	Encoptolophus subgracilis	X	X
Specklewinged grasshopper	Arphia conspersa	X	X	X
Threebanded grasshopper	Hadrotettix trifasciatus	X	X	X
Wrangler grasshopper	Circotettix arbula	X
Wrinkled grasshopper	Hippiscus rugosus	X	X	X
Really Big	Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae
Birdwing grasshopper	Schistocerca lineata	X	X	X
Cattail toothpick	Leptysma marginicollis	X	X	X
Green bird grasshopper	Schistocerca shoshone	X
Obscure bird grasshopper	Schistocerca obscura	X	X	X
	Subfamily: Romaleidae
Lubber grasshopper	Brachystola magna	X	X	X
Slant-faced	Subfamily: Gomphocerinae
(no common name)	Mermiria picta neomexicana	X	X	X
(no common name)	Orphulella pelidna	X	X	X
(no common name)	Psoloessa texana	X	X
Admirable grasshopper	Syrbula admirabilis	X	X	X
Bigheaded grasshopper	Aulocara elliotti	X	X	X
Brownspotted grasshopper	Psoloessa delicatula	X
Crenulatedwinged grasshopper	Cordillacris crenulata	X
Crested-keel grasshopper	Acrolophitus hirtipes	X	X	X
Ebony grasshopper	Boopedon nubilum	X	X
Fourspotted grasshopper	Philbostroma quadrimaculatum	X	X	X
Meadow grasshopper	Chorthippus curtipennis	X	X	X
Obscure grasshopper	Opeia obscura obscura	X	X	X
Restored prairie calico grasshopper	Boopedon gracile	X	X	X
Shortwinged toothpick grasshopper	Pseudopomala brachyptera	X	X	X
Slantfaced pasture grasshopper	Orphulella speciosa	X	X	X
Spottedwinged grasshopper	Cordillacris occipitalis	X	X
Striped grasshopper	Amphitornus coloradus coloradus	X	X	X
Twostriped slantface grasshopper	Mermiria bivittata maculipennis	X	X	X
Velvetstriped grasshopper	Eritettix simplex tricarinatus	X	X	X
White whiskers grasshopper	Ageneotettix deorum	X	X	X
Whitecrossed grasshopper	Aulocara femoratum	X
Wyoming toothpick grasshopper	Parapomala wyomingensis	X	X
Spur-throated	Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Arizona spurthoated grasshopper	Melanoplus arizonae	X
Differential grasshopper	Melanoplus differentialis	X	X	X
Flabellate grasshopper	Melanoplus occidentalis	X	X
Fuzzy olive green grasshopper	Campylacantha olivacea olivacea	X	X	X
Gladston grasshopper	Melanoplus gladstoni	X
Keeler grasshopper	Melanoplus keeleri luridus	X	X	X
Lakin's grasshopper	Melanoplus lakinus	X	X
Largeheaded grasshopper	Phoetaliotes nebrascensis	X	X	X
Little spurthroated grasshopper	Melanoplus infantilis	X	X
Migratory grasshopper	Melanoplus sanguinipes	X	X	X
Narrowwinged sand grasshopper	Melanoplus angustipennis	X	X	X
Northern grasshopper	Melanoplus borealis	X
Packard's grasshopper	Melanoplus packardii	X	X	X
Pasture grasshopper	Melanoplus confusus	X	X	X
Pictured grasshopper	Dactylotum bicolor pictum	X	X
Red-legged grasshopper	Melanoplus femurrubrum femurrubrum	X	X	X
Regal spurthroated grasshopper	Melanoplus regalis	X	X
Sage grasshopper	Hypochlora alba	X	X	X
Sagebrush grasshopper	Melanoplus bowditchi	X	X
Showy grasshopper	Hesperotettix speciosus	X	X	X
Snakeweed grasshopper	Hesperotettix viridis	X	X	X
Striped sand grasshopper	Melanoplus foedus	X	X	X
Thistle grasshopper	Aeoloplides turnbulli	X	X
Two-striped grasshopper	Melanoplus bivittatus	X	X	X
Yellowish spurthroated grasshopper	Melanoplus flavidius	X	X	X
KATYDIDS	Family: Tettigonioidea
Common Name	Scientific Name	Shortgrass	Mixed Prairie	Tallgrass
Coneheaded Katydid	Subfamily: Copiphorinae
Robust conehead katydid	Neoconocephalus robustus	X	X	X
Sword-bearing conehead katydid	Neoconocephalus ensiger	X	X	X
False Katydid	Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Fork-tailed bush katydid	Scudderia cuneata	X	X	X
Texas bush katydid	Scudderia texensis	X	X	X
Meadow Katydid	Subfamily: Conocephalinae
Common meadow katydid	Orchelimun vulgare	X	X	X
Long-spurred meadow katydid	Orchelimun silvaticum	X	X	X
Slender meadow katydid	Conocephalus fasciatus	X	X	X
Straight-lanced meadow katydid	Conocephalus strictus	X	X	X
Predaceous Katydid	Subfamily: Tettigoniinae
Haldeman's shieldback katydid	Pediodectes haldemani	X	X	X
Stevenson's shieldback katydid	Pediodectes stevensonii	X	X
CRICKETS	Family: Grylloidea
Common Name	Scientific Name	Shortgrass	Mixed Prairie	Tallgrass
Tree Cricket	Subfamily: Oecanthinae
Forbes's tree cricket	Oecanthus forbesi	X	X	X
Four-spotted tree cricket	Oecanthus quadripuncatus	X	X	X
Prairie tree cricket	Oecanthus argentinus	X	X	X
Snowy tree cricket	Oecanthus fultoni	X	X	X
Kansas Shortgrass Prairie Species Lists
BUTTERFLIES	Order: Lepidoptera
Common Name	Scientific Name	Shortgrass	Mixed Prairie	Tallgrass
Brush-footed	Family: Nymphalidae
American lady	Vanessa virginiensis	X	X	X
Buckeye	Junonia coenia	X	X	X
Comma	Polygonia comma	X	X	X
Eastern viceroy	Basilarchia archippus	X	X	X
Edward's fritillary	Speyeria edwardsii	X
Fulvia crescent	Thessalia fulvia	X	X
Geyer's patched butterfly	Chlosyne lacinia	X	X
Gorgone crescent	Charidryas gorgone	X	X	X
Mourning cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	X	X	X
Painted crescent	Phyciodes picta	X	X
Painted lady	Vanessa cardui	X	X	X
Pearl crescent	Phyciodes tharos	X	X	X
Question-mark	Polygonia interrogationis	X	X	X
Red admiral	Vanessa atalanta	X	X	X
Regal fritillary	Speyeria idalia	X	X	X
Texas crescent	Anthanassa texana	X	X	X
Variegated fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	X	X	X
Emperors	Family: Apaturida
Goatweed butterfly	Anaea andria	X	X	X
Hackberry butterfly	Asterocampa celtis	X	X	X
Gossamer Wings	Family: Lycaenidae
Acmon blue	Icaricia acmon	X	X
Bronze copper	Hyllolycaena hyllus	X	X	X
Eastern tailed blue	Everes comyntas	X	X	X
Gray hairstreak	Strymon melinus	X	X	X
Great copper	Gaeides xanthoides	X	X	X
Isola blue	Hemiargus isola	X	X	X
Marine blue	Leptotoes marina	X	X
Melissa blue	Lycaeides melissa	X	X
Spring azure	Celastrina ladon	X	X	X
Summer azure	Celastrina neglecta	X	X	X
Western pygmy blue	Brephidium exilis	X	X
Milkweed	Family: Danaidae
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	X	X	X
Queen	Danaus gilippus	X	X	X
Satyrs, Browns, and Wood	Family: Satyridae
Large wood nymph	Cercyonis pegala	X	X	X
Little wood satyr	Megisto cymela	X	X	X
Skippers	Family: Hesperiidae
Arogos skipper	Atrytone arogos	X	X	X
Checkered skipper	Pyrgus communis	X	X	X
Common sootywing	Pholisora catullus	X	X	X
Delaware skipper	Atrytone logan	X	X	X
Dun skipper	Euphyes ruricola	X	X	X
Eufala skipper	Lerodea eufala	X	X	X
Fiery skipper	Hylephila phyleus	X	X	X
Funeral duskywing	Erynnis funeralis	X	X
Giant skipper	Megathymus texanus	X
Least skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	X	X	X
Orange skipperling	Copaeodes aurantiaca	X	X
Ottoe skipper	Hesperia ottoe	X	X	X
Sachem skipper	Atalopedes campestris	X	X	X
Silver-spotted skipper	Epargyreus clarus	X	X	X
Tawny-edged skipper	Polites thermistocles	X	X	X
Uncas skipper	Hesperia uncas	X	X
Vesta crescent	Phycoides vesta	X	X
Yucca giant-skipper	Megathymus yuccae	X
Snout	Family: Libytheida
Snout butterfly	Libytheana bachmanii	X	X	X
Sulphurs and Whites	Family: Pieridae
Alfalfa butterfly	Colias eurytheme	X	X	X
Cabbage white	Artogeia rapae	X	X	X
Checkered white	Pontia protodice	X	X	X
Clouded sulfur	Colias philodice	X	X	X
Cloudless giant sulfur	Phoebis sennae	X	X	X
Dainty sulfur	Nathalis iole	X	X	X
Dogface butterfly	Zerene cesonia	X	X	X
Lisa yellow	Pyrisitia lisa	X	X	X
Lyside butterlfy	Kricogonia lyside	X	X
Mexican yellow	Eurema mexicana	X	X	X
Sleepy orange	Abaeis nicippe	X	X	X
Swallowtails	Family: Papilionidae
Black swallowtail	Papilio polyzenes	X	X	X
Pipevine swallowtail	Battus philenor	X	X	X
Tiger swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus	X	X	X
Kansas Shortgrass Prairie Species Lists
MAMMALS	Class: Mammalia
Common Name	Scientific Name	Shortgrass	Mixed Prairie	Tallgrass
Ungulates	Order: Artiodactyla
	Family: Antilocapridae
Pronghorn	Antilocapra americana	X	X
	Family: Bovidae
Bison	Bison bison	X	X	X
	Family: Cervidae
Mule deer	Odocoileus hemionus	X	X	X
White-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginiana	X	X	X
Carnivores	Order: Carnivora
	Family: Canidae
Coyote	Canis latrans	X	X	X
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	X	X	X
Swift fox	Vulpes velox	X	X
	Family: Felidae