Species Phyllopalpus pulchellus - Red-headed Bush Cricket

Classification · Other Common Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Red-headed Bush Cricket - Phyllopalpus pulchellus - Phyllopalpus pulchellus

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Red-headed Bush Cricket - Phyllopalpus pulchellus

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Family Gryllidae (True Crickets)

Subfamily Trigonidiinae (Winged Bush Crickets)

Genus Phyllopalpus

Species pulchellus (Red-headed Bush Cricket)

Other Common Names

Handsome Trig

Size

7-9mm

Identification

Distinctive appearance. Red head/throrax, pale legs, dark bluish-black forewings. Last segment of palp is black and oval flattened shape. Female forewings are convex similar to beetles. (1)

Range

Southeast U.S. north to Illinois and New Jersey, excluding South Florida. (1)

Habitat

Found in vegetation near streams and marshes, about a meter above the ground. (1)

Season

Single generation; adults begin to appear in July/early August. (1)

See Also

Capinera remarks that there are no similar species in the U.S. (1)

Print References

Capinera, pp. 202-203 & plate 44 (1)

Internet References

Singing Insects of North America Page

Works Cited

1.	Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States By John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone
Last updated 2 August, 2005 - 2:54pm

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