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Gum Leaf Katydid

Torbia viridissima

Description:

A tiny katydid nymph mottled aqua green and brown with just wisps of wing buds and super long antennae (pic2). Body about 7mm long.

Habitat:

On grapevine leaf in suburban back yard.

Notes:

1st molt?

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Thanks for that Martin. I think I would agree with the different molts.

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Yours looks like my first link;
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/783...

The second spotting shares a different pattern with the reference nymph.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/789...
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Maybe the differences may represent different molts?

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 3, 2012
Submitted on Nov 3, 2012

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