Orthoptera of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

View	Acrididae Members:	NC Records
Melanoplus scudderi (Uhler, 1864) - Scudder's Short-winged Locust

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, GBIF

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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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 [S5]

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Image Gallery for Melanoplus scudderi - Scudder's Short-winged Locust
	Recorded by: John Petranka Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Cabarrus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Cabarrus Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan Jones Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jason Brown Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: L. Amos Vance Co. Comment:	Recorded by: E. Corey, J. Vann Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: E. Corey, J. Vann Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams Gates Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Franklin Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Montgomery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: FKW Gates Co. Comment:

Image Gallery for Melanoplus scudderi - Scudder's Short-winged Locust