Orthoptera of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Amblycorypha longinicta Walker, 2004 - Common Virtuoso Katydid

Taxonomy

Family: Tettigoniidae	Subfamily: Phaneropterinae	Tribe: Amblycoryphini	Synonym: Amblycorypha uhleri
Comments: One of seventeen species in this genus that occur in North America (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-09-25; Forrest et al., 2023). Eight species have been recorded in North Carolina.
Species Status: Belongs to the Uhleri Species Group of Walker (2004).

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	SINA 004a.htm
Comments: Green. Males with four dark marks on the outside of the pronotal disk
Structural Features: Members of the Uhleri Species Group possess a deep humeral sinus on the pronotum. Ovipositors are no longer than 10 mm.

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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	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:

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