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Katydid Nymph

Tettigoniidae

Description:

I believe this is a katydid nymph because of the long antennae. It was tiny--about 4-5mm. Any help with an ID confirmation would be great.

Habitat:

Landscape area at County of San Mateo Civic Center, Redwood City, CA.

Notes:

The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers. Wikipedia

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2 Comments

misako
misako a year ago

I thought it was adorable too! :)

Katydid nymphs are always so cute :)

San Mateo, California, USA

Lat: 37.49, Long: -122.23

Spotted on May 21, 2012
Submitted on May 22, 2012

Reference

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