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Rhomboptera semilunata
This green katydid is 47mm from forehead to wingtips. They keep their wings down flat to hide their legs when camouflaging on top of a leaf. It's hind legs are yellow while the front 2 pairs are green in color. This nocturnal insect can also fly. Rhomboptera semilunata are identifiable by the pair of little black crescent marks above the base of the wings.
Plants in Maliau Basin, Tawau district, Sabah.
>>>Map accuracy : 5km diameter. I found out that it is very aggressive when I picked it up and got my fingers chewed by it aggressively. This species can be easily misidentified as Pseudophyllus, Phyllomimus, or Chondroderella. Special thanks to Chien Lee for the identification.
Spotted on Nov 10, 2012
Submitted on Nov 18, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you for your comment, Leana.
Nice spot Chun! I like also your new profile pic :)