Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Shield-backed Katydids (Tettigoniinae)
Photo#167073
Katydid?
Copyright © 2007 martha

Katydid?
manton, shasta County, California, USA
August 30, 2007
Size: 3/4-1"
Found at about 2,880 feet. Mixed woodland. Onporch.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by martha on 27 January, 2008 - 2:12pm
Last updated 1 November, 2009 - 10:52pm

I'm far from certain
but this looks like perhaps Idionotus siskiyou to me. I can't see detail well, but are those short wings behind the pronotum? If so, this is an adult male.
… David J. Ferguson, 1 November, 2009 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

Maybe
Maybe Eastern Shieldbacks (Atlanticus)?
If so maybe this will help you ID
… John R. Maxwell, 27 January, 2008 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Brilliant:-)
If only Atlanticus 'occured' in California....LOL! At least you are on the right track. This is a male of some kind of shield-backed katydid, of which several genera and many endemic species occur in California.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 January, 2008 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Woops
I was so busy trying to match the bug, I missed the location. It does explain my lack of success though! :-)
… John R. Maxwell, 30 January, 2008 - 12:57pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact