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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Coneheads and Meadow Katydids (Conocephalinae) » Lesser Meadow Katydids (Conocephalus) » Slender Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)

Species Conocephalus fasciatus - Slender Meadow Katydid

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Katydid? - Conocephalus fasciatus Conehead Grasshopper - Conocephalus fasciatus - female Slender Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus fasciatus Slender Meadow Katydid? - Conocephalus fasciatus - female Slender Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus fasciatus-Female? Confirm? - Conocephalus fasciatus - female Katydid ?? - Conocephalus fasciatus - female Katydid ?? - Conocephalus fasciatus - female orthoptera - Conocephalus fasciatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)
Subfamily Conocephalinae (Coneheads and Meadow Katydids)
Genus Conocephalus (Lesser Meadow Katydids)
Species fasciatus (Slender Meadow Katydid)
Size
18-26 mm
Identification
Forewings are longer than abdomen, hindwings exceed forewings by 2-3 mm. Cerci of male are green. (1)
Range
Eastern and central North America, east of continental divide
Habitat
Grassy areas in fields, meadows, open woodlands.
Season
Mid-summer to fall. Reported July-October (Michigan), June-frost (Virginia), July-frost (North Carolina). Seen starting in April in Florida.
Life Cycle
Two generations per year in south. Comes to lights (pers. obs., P. Coin, Durham, North Carolina).
Print References
Capinera, pp. 181-182, plate 40--illustration of male (1)
Helfer, p. 266, fig. 410 (2)
Bland, p. 148 (3)
Brimley, p. 20 (4)
Internet References
SINA
Insects of Quebec
Works Cited
1.Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States
By John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker
2.How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies
By Jacques R. Helfer
3.Orthoptera of Michigan
By Roger Bland
4.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Cotinis on 12 July, 2005 - 1:14am
Last updated 11 August, 2005 - 10:37pm

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