Spharagemon collare, the mottled sand grasshopper, is found in sandy-soiled, grassy areas of northern United States and southern Canada.

They are known to be a minor pest of wheat crops; however, populations are rarely large enough to cause appreciable damage.

[1] The mottled sand grasshopper relies heavily on its camouflaging colors for protection against predators.

[3] Most notably, the rear tibia is orange or red, and the inside of the femur is yellow with four darker bands.

[6] The mottled sand grasshopper is found in northern and western United States and southern Canada.

[6] In the 1800s, population levels oscillated between 0.01 and 0.2 adults per square yard in the Nebraska Sand Hills.

[6] The mottled sand grasshopper is herbivorous, eating 19 to 28 different species of plants consisting of grasses, sedges, and forbs.

They may climb up stalks of grass to cut off a piece to eat, but they mostly forage on ground debris.

[4] The mottled sand grasshopper will generally mate in May, and the nymphs emerge at the end of May and beginning of June.

[1] The mottled grasshopper will rest overnight on the ground in a protected area or clinging to a stalk of grass.

Then, they seek out a protected place to stay for the night and they will rest horizontally and are not easily flushed from their spots.

[4] Other species of the genus Spharagemon include: S. equale, S. campestris, S. bunites, S. cripitans, S. bolli, S. saxatile, and S.