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Greater Anglewing Katydid
Scientific Name:
Microcentrum rhombifolium
Type:
Insect
Habitat:
Woodland forests, shrubbery, edge habitats with an abundance of vegetation 2
Range:
Widely found across North America, particularly in the Southeastern United States.3
Status:
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)
This species is
NATIVE
to the Truckee Meadows.
Identification:
This insect typically has a bright green body, mimicking a leaf and helping them to blend into their surroundings. Some may have a brown or tan coloration. The wings are longer than the body, overlapping and coming to a point when closed. Veins on the wing mimic that of the veins on a leaf.1 Katydids have long, threadlike antenna, which serves as a good way to tell them apart from grasshoppers, which have short antenna.2
Fast Facts:
Katydids typically have a lifespan of about a year.
Eggs are flat, and laid in shingled lines along twigs.1
Males have a distinctive call, produced by rubbing their wings together. These calls are used to attract females for mating.
Parasitic wasps are known to target Katydid eggs as hosts for their offspring.2 This parasitic relationship plays a significant role in regulating katydid populations.
Sources:
1Greater Angle-wing Katydid. (n.d.). Www.insectidentification.org. Retrieved July 25, 2024, from https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Greater-Angle-Wing-Katydid
2 Greater angle-wing katydid Microcentrum rhombifolium. (n.d.). Retrieved July 25, 2024, from https://dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnr/education/cdindex/greateranglewingkatydidapdf.pdf
3Observations. (n.d.). INaturalist. Retrieved July 25, 2024, from https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=84752
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