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Species Cyrtoxipha columbiana - Columbian Trig

Cricket sp.? - Cyrtoxipha columbiana - male

Columbian Trig nymph - Cyrtoxipha columbiana

Columbian Trig - Cyrtoxipha columbiana - female

Weird orthopteran nymph? - Cyrtoxipha columbiana

Columbian Trig Cricket - Dorsal - Cyrtoxipha columbiana - female

Columbian Trig Cricket - Lateral Dorsal - Cyrtoxipha columbiana - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)

Infraorder Gryllidea (Crickets)

Family Trigonidiidae

Subfamily Trigonidiinae (Winged Bush Crickets, Trigs)

Genus Cyrtoxipha (Green Trigs)

Species columbiana (Columbian Trig)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cyrtoxipha columbiana Caudell, 1907

Numbers

4 spp. in this genus (other 3 spp. restricted to FL) - SINA

Size

7-9 mm (1)

Identification

The only green trig in most of its range, except Florida. Eyes yellow to red.

Range

TX-FL-NJ-IL - Map - SINA

BugGuide records extend this range to NY.

Habitat

foliage of deciduous trees and shrubs, often found high up (1)

Season

May-Oct (BG data)

Print References

Capinera, pp. 201-202, plate 44 (1)

Internet References

Singing Insects of North America (SINA)

Works Cited

1.	Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 27 December, 2007 - 6:22pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, metrioptera
Last updated 18 February, 2014 - 6:01pm

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