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Spotted on Apr 19, 2013
Submitted on Apr 19, 2013
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Well, I can tell you that this is a female. Female Katydids have an ovipositor, used to lay eggs. Yours is very clearly seen as the curved, sword-like appendage extending from the end of the abdomen.
She looks like she has some wing abnormality. A little more research is needed to get closer to an ID beyond what we have. :)
I added the other photo I took, but it is pretty much the same as the first ;). S/he didn't stick around long - went to change my lens and it was gone.
Hi Brooke, nice find! This is a species of Katydid, Family Tettigoniidae. Do you happen to have any other views of this beauty? Sometimes these can be difficult to ID with only one view. Here is a link that may help:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/164/bgpage...