Katydid

Description:

CATEGORY: Grasshopper or Cricket COMMON NAME: Katydid SCIENTIFIC NAME: Microcentrum rhombifolium OTHER NAMES: Greater Wing Katydid TAXONOMY: KINGDOM: Animalia PHYLYM: Arthropoda CLASS: Insecta ORDER: Orthoptera FAMILY: Tettigoniidae GENUS: Microcentrum SPECIES: rhombifolium CHARACTERISTICS: Katydids get their name from the sounds they make. The repetitive calls sounded like someone saying, "Ka-ty-did". They are remarkably well-camouflaged for sitting on trees. Their body resembles a green leaf, even down to the detailed venation (veins in the leaf) being visible. Angle-winged katydids lay their eggs on twigs in rows of shingles. The eggs are flat, almost like small seeds. Katydids are related to crickets and grasshoppers, with large back legs for jumping. They have wings, however, and will fly away from danger. ADULT SIZE (Length, not including legs): 45mm to 65mm (1.77in to 2.56in) (Compare Size) IDENTIFYING COLORS: green

Habitat:

NORTH AMERICAN REACH: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana