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Leaf Katydid

Typophyllum sp.

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

looks just like a dead leaf

Habitat:

primary rainforest

Notes:

Spotted during a nighthike.

Species ID Suggestions

Leaf Katydid

Typophyllum sp.
bayucca
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Comments (7)
Dan Doucette
I think you're right on the genus bayucca, species can be really tough to get it looks like. Thanks for all the links. Thank you Lauren for all the comments.
LaurenZarate
It's better to be a dead moldy leaf than a green one! Nothing will be tempted to take a bite.
LaurenZarate
So incredible! Mutations can't be all that random when insects go completely overboard to perfection with their mimicry.
bayucca
Tettigonidae, Pseudophyllinae. That's for sure. It could be a Typophyllum sp., a tremendously variable genus concerning color, shape and markings. Try to make a check as well and look at the white spot at the second leg. http://www.flickr.com/photos/roboelman/6988849169/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/roboelman/6842726594/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/roboelman/6994907919/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/4949422125/

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Colombia Wildlife
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Flowers of Colombia

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PublishedMarch 28, 2013

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