Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Scudderia cuneata Morse, 1901 - Southeastern Bush Katydid

Scudderia cuneataScudderia cuneata
Taxonomy
Family: Tettigoniidae Subfamily: Phaneropterinae Tribe: Scudderiini
Comments: One of seven species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), six of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIFSINA 064a.htm                                                                                  
Comments: (see below). As noted in his description of cuneata, Morse (1901) noted that the tarsi and most of the tibia on the hind leg are darkened, which appears to be consistent with specimens identified based on the male reproductive structures. We have also noticed a blackened area located at the apex of the hind femur. This character is not present in all specimens, however; in some the hind legs are entirely green.
Structural Features: The fork-like process of the male supra-anal plate is similar to that of furcata but are more compressed, both laterally and dorso-ventrally (see Structural Photos).
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Adult Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] S3S4
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Image Gallery for Scudderia cuneata - Southeastern Bush Katydid

Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
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Columbus Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Columbus Co.
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Columbus Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
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Johnston Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik
Chatham Co.
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Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Wilson Co.
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Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Edgecombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Edgecombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Edgecombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Edgecombe Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Wilson Co.
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Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Wilson Co.
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Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Wilson Co.
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Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall
Durham Co.
Comment: Male and female photographed in wet herbaceous vegetation under a powerline		 Recorded by: Steve Hall
Durham Co.
Comment: Male and female photographed in wet herbaceous vegetation under a powerline
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: Confirmed by male reproductive structures (see Structural Photos)		 Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: Found in weedy growth under a powerline
Recorded by: E. Corey and B. Anderson
Wake Co.
Comment: Found in a powerline