Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Acrididae Members:	NC Records
Schistocerca lineata Scudder, 1899 - Spotted Bird Locust

Adult female

Taxonomy

Family: Acrididae

Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae

Tribe: Cyrtacanthacridini

Synonym: Schistocerca emarginata

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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	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Bertie Co. Comment: Very large; similar in size to S. americana and larger than alutacea. Abdomen distended, probably after laying eggs

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