Subspecies Xanthippus corallipes latifasciatus

Robust with long wings, large in size (but smaller than very similar ssp. pantherinus). The tegmina are usually "leaopard-spotted"; the inner hind femora and hind tibiae are bright red (varying to red-orange and only rarely yellow), rarely with any trace of dark patterning; the rear margin of the head is usually not blue; and, the wings are always yellow. The distinction from ssp. ssp. corallipes is primarily one of geography, and while they average a little different in appearance, the difference is difficult to quantify.

Pardalophora haldemanii is often found in the same areas, and is very similar. It usually has a smoother top of head, and is a little smoother overall. The pronotum is a bit more raised along the midline (less flat on top) with the median ridge usually only cut once and if cut twice not lower between cuts (as it usually is in Xanthippus. The dark band of the wing is closer to the middle (a bit closer to edge in X. corallipes). The wings may be yellow, orange, red, or pink. The hind femur is more slender and not widened below as in X. corallipes. The inside of the hind femora and the hind tibiae are often red, but more often orange or yellow. P. haldemanii in most areas matures about a month later, and lives about a month later into the summer (so some adults can often be found into August).

A bit nebulous, because it grades into other varieties to the west, to the south, and at higher elevations. The primary range is on the Great Plains north of the Platte-Arkansas Divide, and westward in lower grassland basins and valleys a short distance into the Rockies. It is also the subspecies found in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado.

Mostly areas of open gentle terrain in short grasslands. Usually not favoring sand areas (where replaced by other related species), but it can occasionally be found on sand along-side of X. montanus and Pardalophora apiculata.

Overwinters as partly grown nymphs and matures very early in spring (occasionally in late March, but more often in late April or early May). Adults are usually mostly gone by July, and rarely seen after July.