Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Sole representative of Gryllacrididae in NC
NC Records

Camptonotus carolinensis (Gerstaecker, 1860) - Carolina Leaf-roller

Taxonomy
Family: Gryllacrididae Subfamily: Gryllacridinae Tribe:
Comments: One of six species of this New World genus and the only one that occurs in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-07)
Species Status: Members of this family resemble camel crickets in their absence of wings and yellowish-brown color. However, they belong to a separate superfamily, the Stenopelmatoidea, rather than the Rhaphidophoroidea of the Camel Crickets (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-07).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Capinera et al. (2004)Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIFTechnical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Blatchley (1920)                                                                                  
Comments: This is a wingless, subcylindrical, arboreal cricket with very long antennae. The color is tan to reddish-brown.
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]: 13-14mm, males; 12-15mm, females (Blatchley, 1920)
Structural Features: The head is larger than in Camel Crickets and the eyes are elliptical rather than rounded. The ovipositor is upcurved rather than straight. The tarsi are dorso-ventrally compressed and lobed beneath rather than laterally compressed and unlobed (Blatchley, 1920)
Singing Behavior: Lacks stridulatory structures and has not ears
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: This species constructs nests by rolling together leaves of various shrubs and trees. Our records come from dry, mesic, and wet hardwood forests, as well as from semi-wooded residential areas.
Diet: This species has been observed feeding on aphids and may not feed on the plants in which it constructs its leaf-roll shelters (Blatchley, 1920).
Observation Methods: This species is not often seen due the fact that is active at night, arboreal, and does not sing. Its leaf nest can be found by careful and extensive searching and it can also be observed at moth sheets and at bait.
Abundance/Frequency:
Adult Phenology: One brood per year
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
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Image Gallery for Camptonotus carolinensis - Carolina Leaf-roller

Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Rowan Co.
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Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: David George
Chatham Co.
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Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
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Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
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Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: T. Nergart
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Randolph Co.
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Recorded by: Jane Wyche
Gates Co.
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Gates Co.
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Recorded by: NEW, ASH
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Floyd Williams, Ed Corey, Signa Williams
Camden Co.
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