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
