Crickets, Grasshoppers & Katydids – Order Orthoptera
The first fossil records of the order appear in the upper Carboniferous, or Pennsylvanian era, 310 – 290 million years ago.
There are more than 20,000 species in the order Orthoptera. These diverse insects are found worldwide, although their numbers are concentrated in the tropics. They vary in size from less than 5mm to monster-big grasshoppers over 4 inches long with 10-inch wingspans.
Black-sided Meadow Katydid – Conocephalus nigropleurum
Carolina Grasshopper – Dissosteira carolina
Crackling Forest Grasshopper – Trimerotropis verraculata
Differential Grasshopper – Melanoplus differentialis
Grasshopper Nymphs – Melanoplus sp.
Hooded Grouse Locust – Paratettix cucullatus
Northern Green-striped Grasshopper – Chortophaga viridifasciata
Order Orthoptera – Crickets, Grasshoppers & Katydids
Pygmy Grasshopper – Tetrix arenosa
Say’s Trig Cricket – Anaxipha exigua
Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid – Conocephalus strictus
Striped Ground Cricket – Allonemobius fasciatus
Two-Spotted Tree Cricket – Neoxabea bipunctata
Two-Striped Grasshopper – Melanoplus bivittatus
North American Insects & Spiders
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