Giant Katydid

Description:

The Giant Katydid, Stilpnochlora couloniana, is lime to dark green in color and has brown eyes. When adult the wings extend far past the abdomen and look like a glossy leaf of a tree of shrub. The nymphs are paler green and have some dark brown markings on their back and legs. The body of an adult female is around 4 cm long, including its wings its total length is 7 cm. The males are slightly smaller and less bulky, including wings the male is about 6 cm long. The males also have a more narrow body and have longer antennae. The hind legs of this species are designed for jumping and are very prominent with their 7 cm each.

Habitat:

The type Stilpnochlora couloniana comes from Florida to Cuba before and has also established itself on other islands and adjacent mainland areas. The fully adult insect is about 10 cm long and resembles a really excellent grass green leaf (but not to be compared mainly by its more hochrückige, grasshoppers typical form with the phasmids of the genus Phyllium, the "wanderers leaves").

Notes:

Photos are taken from own breed at Alpen Germany