Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Scudderia septentrionalis (Serville, 1838) - Northern Bush Katydid

Scudderia septentrionalis
Male
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 065a.htm                                                                                  
Comments: Members of this genus are best distinguished by the structural features of the males (see plate in SINA at https://orthsoc.org/sina/g060a.htm). Males of this species lack the fork-like process of the supra-anal plate (see Structural Photos).
Structural photos
Singing Behavior: Songs consist of series of faint but sharp tick notes, with longer, buzzy trills interspersed.
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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 Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G3? S2S3
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Image Gallery for Scudderia septentrionalis - Northern Bush Katydid

Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Jim Petranka
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Jim Petranka
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell
Graham Co.
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