Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Melanoplus coreyi Hill, 2015 - Corey's Short-winged Grasshopper


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
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Adult Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: SR
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S1
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Image Gallery for Melanoplus coreyi - Corey's Short-winged Grasshopper

Recorded by: Ed Corey, Steve Hall, Scott Pohlman, Judy Ratcliffe
Scotland Co.
Comment: Adult male. Photo by Scott Pohlman
Recorded by: Ed Corey
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Ed Corey
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Ed Corey
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall, Bo Sullivan, Jim Petranka
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Ed Corey and Jeff Beane
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Ed Corey and Jeff Beane
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Ed Corey
Moore Co.
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