A male Ledge Grasshopper in Green Ridge SF, Allegany Co., Maryland (9/15/2012).
A Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (2/14/2020). Determined by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Ledge Grasshopper in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/25/2023). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/2/2019). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Ledge Grasshopper in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/25/2023). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/14/2024). (c) Mark Eanes, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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9 Records
Status
Can be common within appropriate habitat, but local. Probably only present in Piedmont and mountains.
Where To Find
This species inhabits sunny, open barren areas with rocks and sparse vegetation, both natural and man-made.
Seasonality Snapshot
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A male Ledge Grasshopper in Green Ridge SF, Allegany Co., Maryland (9/15/2012).
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A Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (2/14/2020). Determined by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
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William Blauvelt.
Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Ledge Grasshopper in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/25/2023). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/2/2019). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Ledge Grasshopper in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/25/2023). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/14/2024). (c) Mark Eanes, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Mark Eanes.
Ledge Grasshopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Source: Wikipedia
| Spharagemon saxatile | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Trimerotropini |
| Genus: | Spharagemon |
| Species: | S. saxatile
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| Binomial name | |
| Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894
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Spharagemon saxatile, the ledge grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Spharagemon saxatile Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Spharagemon saxatile". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Spharagemon saxatile species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.