Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Tettigidea lateralis (Say, 1824) - Black-Sided Pygmy Grasshopper

Tettigidea lateralisTettigidea lateralis
Taxonomy
Family: Tetrigidae Subfamily: Batrachideinae Tribe:
Species Status: Tettigidea is one of two genera in the subfamily Batrachideinae, characterized by the possession of antennae with over 19 segments; middle femurs possessing a broad shallow channel on the dorsal surface; and the front margin of the pronotum usually rounded or extending over the head (Hancock, 1906; Blatchley, 1920). In the Tetriginae, the antennae have fewer than 15 segments; the middle femurs are laterally compressed and carinate dorsally; and the front edge of the pronotum is usually truncate except in Nomotettix, where it is angulate and projecting forward.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIF                                                                                  
Comments: Color is highly variable, varying from black, gray, brown, to cream (Helfer, 1987).
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Tettigidea lateralis
Adult Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Can be common in both wet and dry areas (Helfer, 1987)
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Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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Image Gallery for Tettigidea lateralis - Black-Sided Pygmy Grasshopper

Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: John Petranka, Becky Elkin, Jim Petranka, and Sally Gewalt
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: David George
Wake Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
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Johnston Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp
Johnston Co.
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Brunswick Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Brunswick Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Buncombe Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Buncombe Co.
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Buncombe Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: John Petranka
Durham Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
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Dare Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: John Petranka
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Steve Hall
Durham Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Steve Hall
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Vin Stanton
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Ceuthophilus
Beaufort Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Ceuthophilus
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Mark Shields, Hunter Phillips
Onslow Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Yancey Co.
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Yancey Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Hunter Phillips, Mark Shields
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Steve Hall
Rockingham Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Steve Hall, Parker Backstrom, and Ed Corey
Rockingham Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Mecklenburg Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
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Ashe Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Hunter Phillips
Onslow Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Stephen Hall, John Amoroso, and Ed Corey
Bladen Co.
Comment: 		Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger
Halifax Co.
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Tettigidea lateralis Recorded by: T. DeSantis
Camden Co.
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