Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Acrididae Members:	NC Records
Chortophaga viridifasciata (De Geer, 1773) - Northern Green-striped Locust

Nymph

Taxonomy

Family: Acrididae	Subfamily: Oedopodinae	Tribe: Chortophagini
Comments: One of three species in this North American genus that occur north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), two of which have been recorded in North Carolina

Identification

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Online Photographs: BugGuide

Distribution in North Carolina


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Flight 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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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 [S5]

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Photo Gallery for Chortophaga viridifasciata - Northern Green-striped Locust
	Recorded by: Steve Hall, Parker Backstrom, and Ed Corey Rockingham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Steve Hall, Parker Backstrom, and Ed Corey Rockingham Co. Comment: Hundreds were present, nymphs included
	Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan Watauga Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Owen and Pat McConnell Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall Harnett Co. Comment: Markings on the tegmina and upper face of the hind femora are consistent with australior but the color of the hind tibiae was not checked and the rear angle of the pronotum is not clear in this photo	Recorded by: T. DeSantis Camden Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: E. Corey, M. Ellis, B. Strong, and J. Pearson Surry Co. Comment:	Recorded by: E. Corey, E. Parisher, Z. Barfield Wake Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Chortophaga viridifasciata - Northern Green-striped Locust