List of Orthoptera of North Carolina

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This is a list of all Orthoptera species that have been recorded in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

The Orthoptera of North Carolina information hub by North Carolina State Parks currently lists 256 species belonging to nine families in this order.

The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to North Carolina.

(I) Introduced - an exotic species that has established a breeding population.

(V) Vagrant - only known from rare individuals outside of their typical range and not established.

Family Acrididae

Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae

• American bird grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)

Subfamily Gomphocerinae

• Brown winter grasshopper (Amblytropidia mysteca)
• Spotted-wing grasshopper (Orphulella pelidna)

Subfamily Melanoplinae

• Variegated wingless grasshopper (Booneacris variegata)
• Carolina oak grasshopper (Dendrotettix zimmermanni)
• Snakeweed grasshopper (Hesperotettix viridis)
• Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Southern yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia granulata)
• Autumn yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia xanthoptera)
• Southern green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga australior)
• Northern green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
• Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
• Seaside grasshopper (Trimerotropis maritima)

Family Romaleidae

Subfamily Romaleinae

• Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera)

Family Gryllidae

Subfamily Gryllinae

• Common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) (I)
• Common short-tailed cricket (Anurogryllus arboreus)
• Tropical house cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) (I)
• Japanese burrowing cricket (Velarifictorus micado) (I)

Family Mogoplistidae

Subfamily Mogoplistinae

• Slosson's scaly cricket (Cycloptilum slossoni)
• Forest scaly cricket (Cycloptilum trigonipalpum)

Family Trigonidiidae

Subfamily Nemobiinae

• Southern ground cricket (Allonemobius socius)

Family Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily Gryllotalpinae

• Northern mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla)

Subfamily Scapteriscinae

• Southern mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus borellii) (I)
• Tawny mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus vicinus) (I)

Family Myrmecophilidae

Subfamily Myrmecophilinae

• Eastern ant cricket (Myrmecophilus pergandei)

Family Rhaphidophoridae

Subfamily Aemodogryllinae

• Japanese camel cricket (Diestrammena japanica) (I)
• Greenhouse camel cricket (Tachycines asynamorus) (I)

Subfamily Ceuthophilinae

• Spotted camel cricket (Ceuthophilus maculatus)
• Walker's camel cricket (Ceuthophilus walkeri)

Family Gryllacrididae

Subfamily Gryllacridinae

• Carolina leaf-rolling cricket (Camptonotus carolinensis)

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Conocephalinae

• Cattail conehead katydid (Bucrates malivolans)
• Short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
• Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
• Tidewater meadow katydid (Conocephalus nigropleuroides)
• Saltmarsh meadow katydid (Conocephalus spartinae)

Subfamily Phaneropterinae

• Clicker round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha alexanderi)
• Bartram's round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha bartrami)
• Carinate katydid (Amblycorypha carinata)
• Montane round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha monticola)
• Oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha oblongifolia)
• Pee Dee round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha peedee)
• Rattler round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha rotundifolia)
• Zip Ticker round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha zipticka)
• Southeastern bush katydid (Scudderia cuneata)

Subfamily Tettigoniinae

• Robust shieldback katydid (Atlanticus gibbosus)