HANDSOME TRIG Phyllopalpus pulchellus - Phyllopalpus pulchellus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Crickets (Gryllidea) » Trigonidiidae » Winged Bush Crickets, Trigs (Trigonidiinae) » Phyllopalpus » Handsome Trig (Phyllopalpus pulchellus)

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Copyright © 2010 Marcia A. Sessions

HANDSOME TRIG Phyllopalpus pulchellus - Phyllopalpus pulchellus -

Greenville, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
September 24, 2010
Size: ~ ⅜" body only

Found while I was trimming the flowers on my Butterfly Bush, around 8 AM. Tough to get a clear photo, as it was always on the move. It also hid from the camera.
I think it is what I have listed as the ID after researching it in "Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States" by John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, and Thomas J. Walker. (pp.202-203, Plate 44). The Distribution is given as the "southeastern U.S. and as far north as Illinois and New Jersey" and the map clearly leaves out Rhode Island. Yet, here it is, I think.
I included the lengthy antennae only in photo 1. In the other photos they're virtually invisible, due, I think, to their constant, rapid motion and light color.

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HANDSOME TRIG Phyllopalpus pulchellus - Phyllopalpus pulchellus - female

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Contributed by Marcia A. Sessions on 25 September, 2010 - 9:55am
Last updated 20 November, 2010 - 3:24pm

Please, crop

This image would be more valuable if you cropped it closer to the insect. Remember that only you and the editors can see the full size image. Also, it doesn't help much when browsing through thumbnails.

… Beatriz Moisset, 18 November, 2010 - 10:55am

Please, crop

I have added a more closely cropped image of the photo you requested. Thank you for asking for it. I originally submitted it as large as I did in an effort to show the
very long antennae. This was the best shot of them, as they were constantly sweeping about.

Now I've cropped all but some white "bristles" at the base of the antennae. Again, thank you for the request. BugGuide.Net has opened a huge, new world to me, which enriches my life, and I hope through my photos, the lives of many others too. The knowledge I've gained through experts, such as yourself, and fellow "amateurs" like me, along with the prevailing attitude of care and compassion for insects and spiders is wonderful!

… Marcia A. Sessions, 20 November, 2010 - 3:25pm

Maybe I spoke too soon

When I and others submit pictures of a bug with long appendages, we submit a close up as well as one that includes the appendages, see for instance this.
Maybe, in this case, it is not very important to show the antennae because the species is well represented and the cricket is unmistakable. Anyway, it shows better in thumbnails when it is cropped.
Thanks for being patient.

… Beatriz Moisset, 20 November, 2010 - 5:48pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John R. Maxwell, 25 September, 2010 - 9:59am

HANDSOME TRIG Phyllopalpus pulchellus

Wow! That was moved quickly! Thank you. I have three questions: Is the common name given in the cited book, "Handsome Trig" accurate? I see it listed now under another common name. Second, what gender is it? Third, is this a vagrant, or are they commonly found as far north as Rhode Island? Again, many thanks.
Marcia

… Marcia A. Sessions, 25 September, 2010 - 10:08am

Not an expert

We have "Handsome Trig" listed as an alternate common name. We have others from Massachusetts and Michigan so the range seems OK vs. vagrant. Ovipositor = Female.

… John R. Maxwell, 25 September, 2010 - 10:21am

Answers

Thanks for your timely answers! I looked at others in the Guide. It seems the female also has distinctive, "beetle-like" forewings. The males' remind me of Stink Bugs and Ambush Bugs.

Marcia

… Marcia A. Sessions, 25 September, 2010 - 10:28am

Males

have a "stridulatory apparatus" http://bugguide.net/node/view/197218

… John R. Maxwell, 25 September, 2010 - 10:38am

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