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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 » Autumn Yellow-winged Grasshopper (Arphia xanthoptera)

Species Arphia xanthoptera - Autumn Yellow-winged Grasshopper

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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
Species xanthoptera (Autumn Yellow-winged Grasshopper)
Size
Males: 31-38 mm, Females: 36-46 mm
Identification
One of largest of its genus, typically dark, has yellow hindwings. Strongly ridged pronotum is distinctive as is size (in east) and late season occurrence.
Range
Eastern and central United States
Habitat
Dry fields, open woods
Season
Typically July-November in much of range. August-September (Michigan). August-frost (North Carolina).
Food
Feeds mostly on grasses.
Life Cycle
Males sing (crepitate) in flight, quite noticeable as yellow wings flash.
Remarks
Not abundant enough to be of agricultural importance, apparently.
See Also
Arphia sulfurea
Print References
Bland, p. 107 (1)
Capinera, pp. 62-63 (2)
Capinera, Field Guide to Grasshoppers..., pp. 80-81, plate 9 (3)
Helfer, p. 111 (4)
Brimley, p. 25 (5)
Internet References
Univ. Wyoming--fact sheet
Grasshoppers of Florida--PDF file, see p. 3.
Works Cited
1.Orthoptera of Michigan
By Roger Bland
2.Grasshoppers of Florida (Invertebrates of Florida)
By John L. Capinera, Clay W. Scherer, Jason M. Squiter, Jason M. Squitier
3.Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States
By John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker
4.How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies
By Jacques R. Helfer
5.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Cotinis on 12 October, 2004 - 12:46am
Last updated 10 October, 2005 - 5:27am

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