Spotted Predatory Katydid
S1, Female, dorsal
Spotted Predatory Katydid
S1, Female, profile, closer
| Spotted Predatory Katydid S1, Female, dorsal | | Spotted Predatory Katydid S1, Female, profile, closer | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Crickets, Grasshoppers & Katydids (Orthoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Katydid (Tettigoniidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Spotted Predatory Katydid (Chlorobalius leucoviridis) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍S1, Female, profile🔎 | ||||
Thank you Matthew Connors for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~33mm long (head & body) female. The antennae, legs, wings and ovi-positor extend much further. Notic how the spots camouflage perfectly with Melaleuca lanceolata buds. Notice the large number of spines, 4 sided on the middle & rear tibia. Paired on the front tibia. They are white, with black tips, & paired on the ventral side of all 6 femurs. One female specimen found in Melaleuca lanceolata in Feb. | |||||
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