Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897 - Walsh's Locust


Male
Female
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
Field Guide Descriptions: 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)

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See also Habitat Account for Montane Forblands and Successional Fields
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W3
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4G5 S3S4
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Image Gallery for Melanoplus walshii - Walsh's Locust

Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall, Bo Sullivan, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, Bo Sullivan, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall, Bo Sullivan, Jim Petranka, and Becky Elkin
Yancey 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 and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: Male		 Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: Mating pair
Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: Male, brown phase		 Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: Male, green phase
Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: Female		 Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: Male
Recorded by: Ed Corey, Brian Bockhahn, S. Koch
Stokes Co.
Comment: determined by J. Hill