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Coptaspis lateralis
A type of katydid, or bush cricket. The long sword-like ovipositer indicates this is the female.
Dry sclerophyll bushland.
More id photos can be seen at the bottom of this page: https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoft...
Spotted on Jan 14, 2012
Submitted on Aug 29, 2013
2 Comments
Yes, I need a copy of Rentz as well. I found this female in our mailbox, and that white thing she's on is a letter I'm holding. Until I spotted the chin tucked under, I was totally flummoxed by the head. A little nymph in a Sun orchid is still my favorite katydid spotting. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/347...
That's a great spotting lori.
I found a similar one in Sydney without an ID
I must read Rentzs' book.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/173...