Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Tettigoniidae Members:	NC Records
Atlanticus monticola Davis, 1915 - Least Shieldback

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Taxonomy

Family: Tettigoniidae

Subfamily: Tettigoniinae

Tribe: Drymadusini

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	SINA 287a.htm
Structural Features: The hind femurs are relatively short. The ovipositor is also short and distinctively up-curved. Both the dorsal and ventral sides at the tip are narrowed and the opening is consequently centrally located.

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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State Protection: GRN SNR [SHS3]

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	Recorded by: Mark Basinger, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin Mitchell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin Mitchell Co. Comment:

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