Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Trimerotropis maritima (Harris, 1841) - Seaside Locust



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Taxonomy
Family: Acrididae Subfamily: Oedopodinae Tribe: TrimerotropiniSynonym: Trimerotropis citrina
Comments: One of forty species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico, most of which are found in the West (Cigliano et al., 2018). Only two species have been recorded in North Carolina.
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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See also Habitat Account for General River Bars and Sparsely Vegetated Shorelines
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 [S4S5]
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Image Gallery for Trimerotropis maritima - Seaside Locust

Recorded by: Michael P. Morales
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Shields
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: J. Brown
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: Jason Brown
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Hall
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Ed Corey, Floyd Williams, Signa Williams
Camden Co.
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Recorded by: Newman, Randy
Carteret Co.
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