Orthoptera of North Carolina

Family (Alpha):

View	Acrididae Members:	NC Records
Trimerotropis maritima (Harris, 1841) - Seaside Locust

Adult

Nymph

Taxonomy

Family: Acrididae	Subfamily: Oedopodinae	Tribe: Trimerotropini	Synonym: Trimerotropis citrina
Comments: One of forty species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico, most of which are found in the West (Cigliano et al., 2018). Only two species have been recorded in North Carolina.

Identification

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Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, 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 [S4S5]

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	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields Pender Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields Dare Co. Comment:	Recorded by: J. Brown Dare Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jason Brown Dare Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ed Corey, Floyd Williams, Signa Williams Camden Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Newman, Randy Carteret Co. Comment:

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