Katydid nymph

Family Tettigonidae

I am becoming a fan of these katydid nymphs. This one mimics the social wasp Polistes versicolor.

AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalho 8 years ago

Scaphura nigra (Thunberg, 1824) Polimorfismo mimetico de Scaphura nigra thunberg 1824 (tettigoniidal: phaneropterinae)

Sergio Monteiro 8 years ago

Obrigado, Antonio Carlos.

AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalho 8 years ago

Yes, it is a female nymph of Scaphura nigra.
Download the reference doc on the link of my suggestion.

MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Incrível!

LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Looks like it has an ovipositor? Maybe not a nymph? Great wasp mimic.

Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Ok, Juan, done.

Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Please consider adding your spot to Mimetic Animals mission

Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Thank you, Cindy.

CindyBinghamKeiser 11 years ago

Nice wasp mimic on this one! Great series as usual Sergio :)

Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Spotted on Jan 6, 2013
Submitted on Jan 6, 2013