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Common True Katydid nymph

Pterophylla camellifolia

Photo by Steffi
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Field Notes

Description:

Immature katydid of some sort, I presume. Seemed fairly large, but wings were not yet fully developed. Antennae at least as long as its body. Red eyes.

Habitat:

A weed in my garden.

Notes:

Held very still with antennae stretched out alongside its front legs.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/27886

Species ID Suggestions

Great green bush-cricket

Tettigonia virdissima

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Ashish
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Comments (5)
LucBertrand
Beautiful insect !! I had never seen one like that. It is super !!!!
Steffi
Thanks guys! I think that it might be Pterophylla camellifolia - I found a photo here of a nymph with the same red striped eyes: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/8563/
alicelongmartin
Steffi, do you want to change the name or would you like me to do it?
Ashish
Katydid (Green leaf grasshopper) nymph

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedJuly 6, 2011

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