Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Orchelimum vulgare Harris, 1841 - Common Meadow 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 258a.htm

Singing Behavior: Songs consist of a series of clicks followed by a buzz.

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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

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Status in North Carolina

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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 [S4S5]

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