Bug FAQLong-headed Toothpick Grasshopper
Achurum carinatum · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
The long-headed toothpick grasshopper is a small, cryptic slant-faced grasshopper with a long, slender body and flat antennae. It is flightless, may have green or black spots, and blends in with the grasses where it lives.
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How to recognize it
It looks like the grasses it inhabits, with a slanted face, flat antennae, and reduced wings. Color varies, sometimes showing green or black spots.
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Size
It is a small grasshopper in the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae.
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Where it lives
It lives among grasses, matching their appearance for camouflage.
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Where it comes from
It is found in North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 10 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, South Dakota, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: endemic in North America; endemic in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
How can I recognize a long-headed toothpick grasshopper?
Look for a small, slender grasshopper with a slanted face, flat antennae, reduced wings, and colors that may include green or black spots, often matching the surrounding grass.
Source: Wikipedia
Where does this grasshopper live?
It lives among grasses in North America, blending in with its habitat.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Acrididae)
Differential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolinaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Egyptian Bird GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Gray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achurum_carinatum
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