Hawaii

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Hawaii
Hawaii is within:
Country:	United States

All islands in the Hawaiian Islands archipelago are administered by the state of Hawaii, except for Midway Atoll which is administered as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.

Ecology

Unlike all other U.S. states, Hawaii is located in the Oceanian biogeographic realm, and the Hawai'i Tropical Islands bioregion which encompasses both the state of Hawaii and Midway Atoll.

Species gallery

• Highlighted species for Hawaii
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  Kaumana cave cricket (Caconemobius varius)
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  Chinese rice grasshopper (Oxya chinensis)
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  Irritating grasshopper (Euconocephalus nasutus)
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  Tropical house cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)
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  Narrow-winged katydid (Elimaea punctifera)
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  Oceanic field cricket (Teleogryllus oceanicus)
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  Two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)
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  Pacific Ducetia katydid (Ducetia japonica)
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  Pallid-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
• Volcanoes cave cricket (Thaumatogryllus cavicola)
  Volcanoes cave cricket (Thaumatogryllus cavicola)
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  Mexican pygmy grasshopper (Clypeotettix mexicanus)
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  Kīlauea lava cricket (Caconemobius fori)
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  Hualalai lava cricket (Caconemobius anahulu)
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  Oriental mole cricket (Gryllotalpa orientalis)
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  Hawai'i rainforest katydid (Banza nitida)
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  Northern grass pyrgomorph (Atractomorpha similis)

Species

Main article: List of Orthoptera of Hawaii

Species of management concern

At least 23 species of Orthoptera have been introduced to Hawaii. Of these, the gray bird grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens), Chinese rice grasshopper (Oxya chinensis), Oedaleus abruptus, African mole cricket (Gryllotalpa africana), and oriental mole cricket (Gryllotalpa orientalis) are the most economically important pests.