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University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
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Species Neoconocephalus ensiger - Sword-bearing Conehead

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)
Subfamily Conocephalinae (Coneheads and Meadow Katydids)
Genus Neoconocephalus (Common Coneheads)
Species ensiger (Sword-bearing Conehead)
Size
45-64 mm; males 45-55 mm, females 52-64 mm
Range
Northeastern United States
Habitat
Moist, grassy areas.
Season
July-September