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Un Sauterelle à ailes noires bordées de jaune de Catesby T. 2 p. 89
Trans.: A grasshopper with black wings edged with yellow by Catesby T. 2 p. 89

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

August 1765

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, no. 96, 1

Notes:

What Catesby called the Locusta caroliniana is now known as the Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolinus).

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Du Simitière's Common Name:

Grasshopper

Current Common Name:

Carolina grasshopper

Current Scientific Name

Dissosteira carolinus