Carolina Locust Grasshopper

Common Name: "Carolina Locust Grasshopper"
Other Names: "Carolina Grasshopper"
Scientific Name: Dissosteira carolina

TAXONOMIC BREAKDOWN:
The Taxonomic Breakdown is the scientific way to categorize a partocular insect species from its largest group (Animalia) to its smallest (variable). The Genus and Species categorizations taken together make up the species' scientific name shown above, in this case Dissosteira carolina.

Kingdom: Animalia

 Phylum: Arthropoda

  Class: Insecta

   Order: Orthoptera

    Family: Acrididae

     Genus: Dissosteira

      Species: carolina

The Carolina Locust Grasshopper is also known by these other names:

Carolina Grasshopper

The Carolina Locust Grasshopper has been identified by site users by the following descriptors:

large    jumping    harmful    brown    black    beige    tan    yellow    flying    winged    wings    flight    outdoors    six-legged    antenna

The general likelihood of encountering this insect based on a given month of the year in the state of Tennessee. Generally, the best sighting months are June through August with peak occurring in July.

Below is a representation of the 'smallest-small' and 'largest-large' sizes commonly associated with the Carolina Locust Grasshopper. Due to monitor differences, sizes may not be exact on your particular screen. Conversions to millimeters are provided for convenience.

Below you will find the colors most commonly associated with the Carolina Locust Grasshopper. Both Primary and Secondary colors are represented in the showcase. Due to monitor differences, colors may not be exact representations.

The Carolina Locust Grasshopper can be found in the following Tennessee counties:

Anderson; Bedford; Benton; Bledsoe; Blount; Bradley; Campbell; Cannon; Carroll; Carter; Cheatham; Chester; Claiborne; Clay; Cocke; Coffee; Crockett; Cumberland; Davidson; De Kalb; Decatur; Dickson; Dyer; Fayette; Fentress; Franklin; Gibson; Giles; Grainger; Greene; Grundy; Hamblen; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardeman; Hardin; Hawkins; Haywood; Henderson; Henry; Hickman; Houston; Humphreys; Jackson; Jefferson; Johnson; Knox; Lake; Lauderdale; Lawrence; Lewis; Lincoln; Loudon; Macon; Madison; Marion; Marshall; Maury; McMinn; McNairy; Meigs; Monroe; Montgomery; Moore; Morgan; Obion; Overton; Perry; Pickett; Polk; Putnam; Rhea; Roane; Robertson; Rutherford; Scott; Sequatchie; Sevier; Shelby; Smith; Stewart; Sullivan; Sumner; Tipton; Trousdale; Unicoi; Union; Van Buren; Warren; Washington; Wayne; Weakley; White; Williamson; Wilson.