Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Tridactylidae Members:	NC Records
Neotridactylus apicialis (Say, 1825) - Larger Pygmy Locust

Taxonomy

Family: Tridactylidae

Subfamily: Tridactylinae

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Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF
Structural Features: The thorax has a transverse sulcus, which is missing in Ellipes (Blatchley, 1920)

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Wet sandy shorelines of lakes and streams (Blatchley, 1920)

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Status in North Carolina

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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4

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	Recorded by: Sarah Toner Tyrrell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: David George Jeff Niznik Richmond Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner Dare Co. Comment:	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams Bertie Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment:	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment:	Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf Rockingham Co. Comment:

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