Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Orchelimum erythrocephalum Davis, 1905 - Red-Headed Meadow Katydid

Orchelimum erythrocephalumOrchelimum erythrocephalumOrchelimum erythrocephalum
Taxonomy
Family: Tettigoniidae Subfamily: Conocephalinae Tribe: Conocephalini
Comments: One of nineteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), thirteen of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIFSINA 255a.htm                                                                                  
Structural photos
Singing Behavior: Songs consist of an sharp single clicks alternating with buzzes lasting about a second long; broken only at irregular intervals but otherwise given without any pauses.
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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See also Habitat Account for General Successional and Semi-Natural Grasslands
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] [S5]
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Image Gallery for Orchelimum erythrocephalum - Red-Headed Meadow Katydid

Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell & Simpson Eason
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, Dee Stuckey, Savannah Hall
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: An isolated male heard along the edge of a grassy field; others were heard calling in closer proximity to one another		 Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Ed Corey
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: R. Preston
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Anderson and E. Corey
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Newman, Randy
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Hoke Co.
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MP3 Gallery for Orchelimum erythrocephalum - Red-Headed Meadow Katydid

1 Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
2020-09-06
27C, 15:20, calling within dense vegetation growing in wet area of large detention basin in the middle of a school athletic field