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Moss-mimic Katydid

Dysoniini cf. Machima sp.

Description:

Lovely Katydid.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Moss-mimic Katydid
Dysoniini cf. Machima sp. Undescribed Species: Lichen Mimic Katydid from Peru - What's That Bug?


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bayucca
bayucca 5 years ago

Gilma, please, update the scientific genus of Dysonia sp., thanks.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

OK, I got the confirmation of Dysoniini and the genus is Dysonia sp.. Maybe some of the katydid cracks could get a little bit closer.

Thank you, CindyBinghamKeiser.

Beautiful Katydid and series!

Thank you so much bayucca, for all the information, I will edit as you said.
This Katydid was white and black and I thought that perhaps it was another kind... : o

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Excellent work Bayucca!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae, Dysoniini. Now it is getting tricky. You already have one IDed as Machima sp.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/141...
I am pretty sure it is the same one as this you posted now.
But is this the right ID? I would say yes, since the similarity is extraordinary indeed and Piotr who IDed the one from WTB is probably one of the most recognized katydid experts on the globe, so if he call that one as Machima sp., then I believe him, although there is, as he also stated, not much or even "no" information and pictures of other Machima sp. on the web. There are some more Machima sp., but these are mostly found in South America, which does not mean anything for Costa Rica. Not reported does not mean not found or not existing.
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common...
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common...
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/u...
However: Bold shows some 34 reports of a Dysonia sp., which are unfortunately only museum specimens, so comparison might be tricky.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax... am also missing the small black spots on the head shield on Dysonia sp. But why are they so many reports of Dysonia sp. found in Costa Rica, but no natural/native pictures of it? I don't know and cannot judge these informations properly to be 100% sure about the genus name. And Piotr called the other one also only "possible Machima sp." I think with Dysoniini cf. Machima sp. as an ID suggestion we might be on the safe side and maybe in the future we will have more information about this one.
I try to contact some experts from Costa Rica...

Thank you, Luis, I found myself so lucky when I found it.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Indeed, lovely Gilma!

Alfaro, Provincia Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Sep 7, 2013
Submitted on Nov 9, 2013

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