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Jumping (or False Jumping) Bush Cricket - Orocharis - female
Copyright © 2004 Mike Boone

Jumping (or False Jumping) Bush Cricket - Orocharis - Female
Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
December 9, 2004
I found this cricket on my back door after a heavy storm. She was missing one hind leg. It looks to me like a tree cricket, but I didn't find a quick match in the Singing Insects of North America pages. She flipped on her back at one point and I was able to see the underside of where the antennae meet the head, and I did not see any notable markings. I have photos from other angles if that'll help to ID her.

Body was approx. 16mm long. Antennae were long, approx. 45mm.
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Contributed by Mike Boone on 10 December, 2004 - 8:24am
Last updated 2 January, 2005 - 4:46pm

Bush cricket:-)
This is a female Orocharis saltator, or "jumping bush cricket."
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 December, 2004 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Eric.

I was reading the Singing Insects page on Orocharis saltator and it stated: "Similar species: False jumping bush cricket (O. luteolira)--no distinguishing morphological features...." Since that site shows the range of both species including South Carolina, are you certain it is O. saltator, or should I just file this one under the genus to be safe?
… Mike Boone, 10 December, 2004 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Your call.
I only have experience with them in Ohio and Missouri, where there is only the one species as far as I know.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 December, 2004 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

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