Orthoptera of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Neoconocephalus velox Rehn & Hebard, 1914 - Swift Conehead

Taxonomy

Family: Tettigoniidae

Subfamily: Copiphorinae

Tribe: Copiphorini

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	Technical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Blatchley (1920)	SINA 198a.htm
Comments: A green or brown conehead katydid. The cone is distinctively unmarked below, longer than wide, and rounded at the tip.
Forewing Length: 40-42 mm (Blatchley, 1920)
Structural Features: The tegmina are longer than both the hind tibiae and ovipositor (Blatchley, 1920).
Singing Behavior: The songs consist of buzzy trills that have a frequency range that extends below 8 kHz and is consequently audible to hummans. These trills are pulsating but unbroken by 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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Blatchley (1920) described this species as inhabiting the undergrowth of pine forests in the Southeast.

Diet: Species in this genus are strongly associated with grasses and have been observed feeding on seeds -- explaining their very powerful jaws -- as well as leaf blades (Himmelman, 2009).

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Adult Phenology: In North Carolina, adults begin to appear in June, having developed from overwintering eggs.

See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Mixed Habitats

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S3S4]

State Protection:

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	Recorded by: Steve Hall Richmond Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, and Tom Howard Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall, Carol Tingley, Tom Howard, David George, and Jeff Nizknik Richmond Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Wilson Co. Comment:
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	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Rowan Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger Rowan Co. Comment:
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Neoconocephalus velox Rehn & Hebard, 1914 - Swift Conehead

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