Scudder's Bush Katydid Nymph (nearing final instar)

Description:

This katydid is closing in on the final instar before adulthood. It is the same species as the katydid seen in spotting: (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/284... - 1st and 2nd Instar). In the last nymphal instar before adulthood, orthopteran wings “flip.” The hind wing (eventually to become the large, fan-folded flight structure) sits on top of the forewing (the elongate leathery tegmina which will protect the hindwing in adulthood).