Orthoptera of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
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, GBIF

SINA 256a.htm

Comments: This is a strongly red, green, and brown variegated species, well suited to blend in with its pine top habitats. Its dorsal surface is dark, reddish-brown, its eyes and tibiae of all legs are a lighter reddish brown, the femurs are all pine-green as are bands on the sides of its body. Black lateral bands are also present on the abdomen and pale streaks are present on the lateral carina of the pronotum and tegmina.

Structural photos

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

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Diet:

Observation Methods: This species spends most of its time high up in pine trees and is rarely seen on the ground. Its song is also so high pitched that only the bottom-most of its frequency range is usually detected, if at all. The best time to look for them is in the fall, after cold windy nights when they are blown down to the ground.

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See also Habitat Account for General Pine Forests and Woodlands

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S3S4

State Protection:

Comments:

Image Gallery for Orchelimum minor - Lesser Pine Katydid
	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Savannah Hall Chatham Co. Comment: Found on the ground after a cool, windy night	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Savannah Hall Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Brunswick Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Brunswick Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Kevin Markham Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall Orange Co. Comment: Found next to a porch light
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan Moore Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin Madison Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields Robeson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Orange Co. Comment:

Orchelimum minor Bruner, 1891 - Lesser Pine Katydid

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