Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Orchelimum pulchellum Davis, 1909 - Handsome Meadow Katydid


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Taxonomy
Family: Tettigoniidae Subfamily: Conocephalinae Tribe: ConocephaliniSynonym: Orchelimum laticauda
Comments: One of nineteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), thirteen of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIFSINA 251a.htm                                                                                  
Structural photos
Singing Behavior: Songs consist of a series of short clicks followed by a trill composed of a series of buzzy notes. Each trill lasts about 1-3 seconds, followed by a pause but with occasional clicks given immediately following the trill or sometimes given more continuously between the trills.
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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 Wet Forests and Successional Fields
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] [S4S5]
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Image Gallery for Orchelimum pulchellum - Handsome Meadow Katydid

Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Terrell Tucker
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Nancy Williamson
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chandler Adams
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Chandler Adams
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Bertie Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: L. Amos
Warren Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger
Vance Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: E. Corey, J. Dodson
Rockingham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof
Beaufort Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: FKW, SBW
Camden Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chris Helms
Columbus Co.
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Recorded by: E. Corey
Washington Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: B. Anderson and E. Corey
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: E. Corey, C. Helms, M. Flanagan
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Orange Co.
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