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Unknown Katydid - Arethaea
Copyright © 2008 sanka

Unknown Katydid - Arethaea
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: 2"
I assume this is a Katydid, but it doesn't look like any I've seen before. Very thin. It has wings so I assume it's not a nymph form. Any help on species?
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Contributed by sanka on 9 August, 2008 - 8:50pm
Last updated 13 August, 2008 - 2:01pm

Thread-legged katydid.
This is one of the thread-legged katydids. Not many species to choose from in the genus Arethaea. Neat find!
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2008 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm not sure...
But this may be a Stilt-walker Katydid (Arethaea grallator). I'm basing it off the information here. Only a few species fall in the location I'm in (San Antonio) and the other ones have far shorter wings and rear legs.

Maybe someone with more expertise can confirm.
… sanka, 11 August, 2008 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

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