Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Paratettix cucullatus (Burmeister, 1838) - Hooded Pygmy Grasshopper

Paratettix cucullatusParatettix cucullatus
Taxonomy
Family: Tetrigidae Subfamily: Tetriginae Tribe:
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIF                                                                                  
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Adult Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Damp sandy or muddy pond and creek shorelines (Blatchley, 1920)
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See also Habitat Account for General River Bars and Sparsely Vegetated Shorelines
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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Image Gallery for Paratettix cucullatus - Hooded Pygmy Grasshopper

Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, John Amoroso, Jame Amoroso
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall, John Amoroso, Jame Amoroso
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: Found in riparian forest on a sandy creek terrace
Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
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