Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Orchelimum pulchellum Davis, 1909 - Handsome Meadow Katydid

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Taxonomy

Family: Tettigoniidae	Subfamily: Conocephalinae	Tribe: Conocephalini	Synonym: Orchelimum laticauda
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 251a.htm

Structural photos

Singing Behavior: Songs consist of a series of short clicks followed by a trill composed of a series of buzzy notes. Each trill lasts about 1-3 seconds, followed by a pause but with occasional clicks given immediately following the trill or sometimes given more continuously between the trills.

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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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

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See also Habitat Account for Wet Forests and Successional Fields

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] [S4S5]

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	Recorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips Dare Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner Gates Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones Polk Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wayne Co. Comment:
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	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner Beaufort Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Terrell Tucker Moore Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Owen McConnell Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Nancy Williamson Moore Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Chandler Adams Transylvania Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Chandler Adams Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams Bertie Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields Pender Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:
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	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: L. Amos Warren Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger Vance Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: E. Corey, J. Dodson Rockingham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: K. Bischof Beaufort Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: K. Bischof Beaufort Co. Comment:	Recorded by: FKW, SBW Camden Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Chris Helms Columbus Co. Comment:	Recorded by: E. Corey Washington Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: B. Anderson and E. Corey Wake Co. Comment:	Recorded by: E. Corey, C. Helms, M. Flanagan Columbus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Orange Co. Comment:

Orchelimum pulchellum Davis, 1909 - Handsome Meadow Katydid

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