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Bush Katydid

Scudderia sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

An extraordinarily well-hidden Katydid with an exact match in color to the leaves it lives on. (Phaneropterinae, Tettigoniidae).

Habitat:

Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.

Notes:

My pictures are just not clear enough for species identification. There are at least 21 species of Scudderia and other genera which also look similar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scudderia
http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55957-Scudderia-furcata
http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/katydids_phaneropterinae

Reference Links:

Scudderia

Species ID Suggestions

Fork-tailed Bush Katydid

Scudderia furcata
Wilson W
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Comments (3)
LaurenZarate
Thank you Wilson. I wish my pictures were better and had a closer view of the genital end. Can't even tell if it is male or female. I reviewed through the Scudderia group and there is a lot of color variation and many species. Unfortunately my photos aren't adequate for telling which species it is. You gave me a great place to start investigating Bush Katydids! Thanks!

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