Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Acrididae Members:	NC Records
Schistocerca rubiginosa (Harris, 1862) - Rusty Bird Locust

Male

Taxonomy

Family: Acrididae

Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae

Tribe: Cyrtacanthacridini

Synonym: Schistocerca alutacea rubiginosa

Identification

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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: G3G5 [S3S4]

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	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman; B. fleming Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Bo Sullivan, Todd Pusser Scotland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Bo Sullivan, Todd Pusser Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Bo Sullivan, Todd Pusser Scotland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: J. Brown Dare Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Stephen Hall, Bo Sullivan, and Arno Schadt New Hanover Co. Comment: Male; note the nearly even posterior margin of the cercus, which contrasts with the more bifurcate condition in alutacea
	Recorded by: E. Corey, J. Vann New Hanover Co. Comment:	Recorded by: ASH Moore Co. Comment:

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