Identification ⁵

Elongate body and legs, but without the long wings and markings of Mermiria species. Longer winged individuals do occur that are similar to Mermiria picta but never have red tibiae.

Resources ⁵

Genus page at BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/41579
Orthoptera of Michigan: https://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/Ag.%20Ext.%202007-Chelsie/PDF/e2815.pdf

Occurrence ⁵

Not yet reported in iNaturalist in Iowa, but reported in BugGuide. Insects of Iowa has records from 4 counties. Knutson (1937) reported this species from 9 counties around the state.

Habitat ⁵

Thought to be associated with native bunch grasses, in wet to dry areas.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Steven Mlodinow, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
2. (c) Mathew Zappa, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), uploaded by Mathew Zappa
3. (c) Globe Power Bar LT57QS, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Globe Power Bar LT57QS
4. (c) palousemark, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by palousemark
5. (c) Tyler Grant, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Orthoptera Species File

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