Jumping Bush Cricket
Hapithus saltator
Identification 6
Shape is distinctive. Can be located and identified by song. Dark phase individuals have a salt and pepper pattern. Light phase individuals are light brown.
Many sources list this species as Orocharis saltator.
Resources 6
SINA page: https://orthsoc.org/sina/686a.htm
The genus page at SINA also has useful information for identification: https://orthsoc.org/sina/g681a.htm
Capinera, J.L., R.D. Scott, and T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.
Occurrence 6
Central Iowa appears to be the northern limit of this species range. SINA shows this species only in southeast Iowa, but iNaturalist has records just outside the SINA range map in central Iowa. Knutson and Jaques (1935) did not list this species. The first record for Iowa appears to be a BugGuide record from 2011: https://bugguide.net/node/view/594462. It seems likely it has expanded its range into Iowa.
Habitat 6
Usually deciduous trees, sometimes in undergrowth.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Nick Block, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nick Block
- (c) Rob Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rob Curtis
- (c) Andy Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andy Jones
- (c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/forktail/15094519003/
- (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Rosenthal
- (c) Tyler Grant, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
