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Tessellana tessellata
Brown female shield-backed katydid cricket with prominent ovipositor that curls up. Dark brown/black line above each eye. This cricket has striped wings.
Dry chaparral area with grasses at Daley Ranch
Photo by one of my teen nature enthusiasts :) ID given by BugGuide
Spotted on Jul 26, 2011
Submitted on Jul 26, 2011
2 Comments
Thank you sttweets!
It's a cricket, a grasshopper would have shorter and thicker antenna.