Orthoptera of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

View	Acrididae Members:	NC Records
Melanoplus nigrescens (Scudder, 1877) - Black-sided Spur-throat Grasshopper

Nymph

Taxonomy

Family: Acrididae	Subfamily: Melanoplinae	Tribe: Melanoplini
Comments: Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina.

Identification

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Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF

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

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See also Habitat Account for General Dry-Xeric Woodlands

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status: W3

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GU S3?

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	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Randolph Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Randolph Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Randolph Co. Comment:

Image Gallery for Melanoplus nigrescens - Black-sided Spur-throat Grasshopper