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Dead Leaf Mimetica/Katydid

Mimetica Sp.

Description:

I was going to push it out of the working table when I notice it was some kind of katydid?!

Notes:

Found information but need assistance to verify is it Katydid leaf mimic, Mimetica crenulata. Dead Leaf Mimetica, Mimetica mortuifolia.

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25 Comments (1–25)

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 10 years ago

Thank you, Juan DiTrani.
Do you have the link for Mimetic Animals? I have a couple of spotting I can place there.

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 10 years ago

Por favor considera incluir este Spot en la misión Mimetic Animals

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 10 years ago

Amazing spot!

Yes, thank you, RiekoS.

Thank you, surekha.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Interesting.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Even i searched n failed to find you in Facebook Gilma !

surekha
surekha 10 years ago

Great spotting, Gilma!!

Thank you so much, Adarsha.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Leaf mimic Katydid too ! So many mimics in Nature :) Lovely series Gilma :)

Thank you, FaredinAliyevski.
I am so lucky, the creatures I take pictures of, come to my property due to the fact that I got a piece of land in the middle of no-where... : )

Thank you so much, Atul.

Thank you, Carol Snow Milne.
I do have a FB page, same name as here.
Thank you for asking.

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Nice one Gilma, great job!

Atul
Atul 10 years ago

Awesome :)

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 10 years ago

Do you have a FB page? I would love to friend you.

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 10 years ago

Shaking my head in disbelief. I thought I had seen everything. So much more to see and learn. Wonderful! I love it!

Thank you, Marta RubioTexeira.

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Excelent case of mimetism!

Thank you, LaurenZarate.
I have a few spottings of Mimic leaf here in PN, but the ID's are sketchy, any ideas?

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Wonderful! Love this one.

Help! Found information but need assistance to verify, is it a
Katydid leaf mimic, Mimetica crenulata.
Dead Leaf Mimetica, Mimetica mortuifolia.
Dead Leaf Katydid, Mimetica sp.?

Thank you, CindyBinghamKeiser.

Absolutely incredible! Wonderful series, Gilma! I agree, it looks like a katydid.

Alfaro, Provincia Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Aug 24, 2013
Submitted on Aug 24, 2013

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