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Common True Katydid nymph

Pterophylla camellifolia

Description:

Immature katydid of some sort, I presume. Seemed fairly large, but wings were not yet fully developed. Antennae at least as long as its body. Red eyes.

Habitat:

A weed in my garden.

Notes:

Held very still with antennae stretched out alongside its front legs. http://bugguide.net/node/view/27886

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 12 years ago
Great green bush-cricket
Tettigonia virdissima Tettigoniidae


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5 Comments

LucBertrand
LucBertrand 12 years ago

Beautiful insect !! I had never seen one like that. It is super !!!!

Steffi
Steffi 12 years ago

Thanks guys! I think that it might be Pterophylla camellifolia - I found a photo here of a nymph with the same red striped eyes:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showima...

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Steffi, do you want to change the name or would you like me to do it?

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Love those red eyes!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Katydid (Green leaf grasshopper) nymph

Steffi
Spotted by
Steffi

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Jul 5, 2011
Submitted on Jul 6, 2011

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