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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Band-winged Grasshoppers (Oedipodinae) » Arphiini » Arphia

Genus Arphia

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
adult grasshopper -- early season - Arphia conspersa - male Autumn Yellow-winged Grasshopper - Arphia xanthoptera Orange-winged Arphia - Arphia conspersa - female Arphia conspersa - female Arphia pseudonietana - female UID GRASSHOPPER - Arphia pseudonietana - female Arphia conspersa K Nym - Arphia conspersa
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Oedipodinae (Band-winged Grasshoppers)
Tribe Arphiini
Genus Arphia
Numbers
Nearctica.com and Arnett, p. 171 (1), list 11 species.
Size
17-46 mm
Identification
High-ridged pronotum. Hind wings yellow or pinkish.
Range
Much of North America, several species in east.
Habitat
Fields, open woods, grasslands
Season
Typically summer and fall. Some species overwinter as nymphs and adults are present in early summer. Other species reach adulthood in fall.
Food
Mostly grasses, some forbs
Life Cycle
Nymphs of some species overwinter.
Print References
Arnett, p. 171, describes A. sulphureus (1)
Bland, pp. 105-107 (2)
Capinera, pp. 60-63 (3)
Helfer, pp. 111-112 (4)
Internet References
Insects of Cedar Creek: Arphia pseudonietana
North Dakota State University: Arphia pseudonietana
USDA--Specklewinged Grasshopper, Arphia conspersa
Grasshoppers of Florida--PDF file on Bandwinged Grasshoppers--Subfamily Oedipodinae
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
2.Orthoptera of Michigan
By Roger Bland
3.Grasshoppers of Florida (Invertebrates of Florida)
By John L. Capinera, Clay W. Scherer, Jason M. Squiter, Jason M. Squitier
4.How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies
By Jacques R. Helfer
Contributed by Cotinis on 12 October, 2004 - 12:22am
Last updated 12 October, 2004 - 10:58am

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