![]() | Spotted Predatory Katydid S1, Female, Camouflage | Upolu Grass Katydid Male, dorsal | ![]() | |||
Animals Plants Info |
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, ventral🔎 | 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 ovipositor 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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