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Chortophaga viridifasciata
Grassy area near mixed deciduous and pine woods
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge location: Chippewa Picnic Area. Not sure why photos rotated 90 degrees clockwise in posting.
Hi Tamarac, this is a species of Meadow Katydid. This insect has long, thread-like antennae (consistent with Katydids and Crickets) instead of short, think antennae. It also is a female, she has an ovipositor (the sword-like appendage extending from the end of the abdomen). Female grasshoppers do not have these.
It looks most like a Slender Meadow Katydid to me.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2012
Submitted on Oct 5, 2012
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