Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Arphia sulphurea (Fabricius, 1781) - Spring Yellow-winged Locust

Taxonomy
Family: Acrididae Subfamily: Oedopodinae Tribe: ArphiiniSynonym: Arphia sulfurea
Comments: One of eleven species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), three of which 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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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 [S5]
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Image Gallery for Arphia sulphurea - Spring Yellow-winged Locust

Recorded by: John Petranka
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Halifax Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Montgomery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: E. Corey, E. Parisher, and H. LeGrand
Harnett Co.
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