Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Orchelimum minor Bruner, 1891 - Lesser Pine Katydid


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 256a.htm                                                                                  
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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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See also Habitat Account for General Pine Forests and Woodlands
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S3S4
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Image Gallery for Orchelimum minor - Lesser Pine Katydid

Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Kevin Markham
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: Found next to a porch light
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Robeson Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
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