Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius, 1798) - Obscure Bird Locust


Taxonomy
Family: Acrididae Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae Tribe: Cyrtacanthacridini
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIF                                                                                  
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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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 [S4S5]
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Image Gallery for Schistocerca obscura - Obscure Bird Locust

Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Craven Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: David George
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: C. Teague
Beaufort Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Bertie Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Currituck Co.
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Recorded by: Salman Abdulali
Pitt Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Duplin Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields and Hunter Phillips
Tyrrell Co.
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Recorded by: J. Brown
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: E. Corey, J. Vann
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: E. Corey, J. Vann
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: F. Williams, S. Williams
Gates Co.
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Recorded by: John Fullwood
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: H. Smith, J. Barnes
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: H. Smith, J. Barnes
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: E. Corey
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Hart
Harnett Co.
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Recorded by: Newman,Randy
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Scott Bolick
Pender Co.
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