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Psinidia fenestralis Serville
Longhorn Band-wing Grasshopper
Long-horned Grasshopper
Sand Locust
Florida native
These grasshoppers are typically found in barren patches of sand in open grassy areas throughout Florida. The range includes the eastern United States, primarily the Gulf and Atlantic coastal states and the states bordering the Great Lakes.
Psinidia fenestralis are small and thin-bodied, with the bodies of males 20-26mm (3/4 to 1 in.) long and females 26-36mm (1 to 1-4/10 in.) long. The antenna are fairly long (long-horned) and somewhat flattened, and larger towards the base. The general coloring is gray and brown, but can be somewhat yellowish to blackish depending upon habitat. A tiny light (yellowish) stripe runs from the back of the eye to the prothorax. The femors have dark bands and the tibiae are yellowish with a black band. The leading edge of the forewings have alternating light and dark spots which can be seen when folded at rest. The wings are grayish towards the outer edge and orange towards the base, sometimes rosy to yellowish, and the hindwings have a dark band in between.
When disturbed they only fly a short distance, with the males sometimes crepitating (making a crackling sound) during flight.
Psinidia fenestralis is a member of the Acrididae - Short-horned Grasshoppers family.
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Date record last modified: Jun 15, 2023
