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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Coneheads and Meadow Katydids (Conocephalinae) » Lesser Meadow Katydids (Conocephalus) » Short-winged Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
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Female Field Katydid - Conocephalus brevipennis - female
Copyright © 2007 Jonas Insinga

Female Field Katydid - Conocephalus brevipennis - Female
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
August 20, 2007
Size: 1 inch
These katydids inhabit the tall grasses bordering a marsh that's located next to our local airport ("Nashua Airport").
That sword-shaped structure for the uninitiated is the ovipositor (spelling?), used in egg-laying.
This photo shows one crawling on my enormous canvas bag I carry my exploration/collection supplies.
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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 24 February, 2008 - 6:09pm
Last updated 27 February, 2008 - 9:37pm

Meadow katydid.
I don't know what a "field katydid" is, but this is an adult female in the genus Conocephalus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 February, 2008 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Conocephalus brevipennis?
Could this be it?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/33646
… Jonas Insinga, 25 February, 2008 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
wrong word
I used the wrong word ('field' instead of 'meadow'). ^U^'
… Jonas Insinga, 25 February, 2008 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

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