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grasshopper/katydid - Atlanticus - female
Copyright © 2008 Billy Hartness

grasshopper/katydid - Atlanticus - Female
Sandhill's area, Weymouth Woods SNP, Moore Cnty County, North Carolina, USA
June 8, 2008
Size: about 2 in w/o ovipositor
Seemed to be attracted by wine ropes set out to attract moths
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Contributed by Billy Hartness on 4 November, 2008 - 9:34am
Last updated 1 November, 2009 - 2:09pm

Nice shot.
Female shield-back katydid in genus Atlanticus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 November, 2008 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Atlanticus
The only member of this genus that occurs here is Atlanticus americannus
according to FG to Grasshoppers, katydids, crickets of the US and the description fits from what I can see and remember.
… Billy Hartness, 4 November, 2008 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

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