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Pterophylla camellifolia
Family: Tettigoniidae. 1 3/4 inches long. Entirely green. Broad wings resembling a leaf. Flightless. One of the loudest night-time insects. Adults eat mostly leaves from willow, rosewood and citrus trees. But also eat petals, stems, even weeds, and at times nectar and pollen.
Open woodlands. Prefers deciduous woods/forests.
Known for mimicry and camouflage. Also known as Long-horned grasshoppers. 255 species in North America. http://musicofnature.com/category/insect.... This link has the sound of the katydid's during a thunder storm. (Photo is taken with night-time flash)
Spotted on Sep 27, 2012
Submitted on Mar 22, 2013
2 Comments
Very nice lady...nice mimicry.
Nice find! I hardly ever see this species. Maybe they're up high in the trees.