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8015486 - Atlanticus
Copyright © 2009 Rob Curtis

8015486 - Atlanticus
Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 5, 2009
Size: ~5/8"
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 6 July, 2009 - 9:10pm
Last updated 12 October, 2009 - 3:53am

Moved
Moved from Katydids.
… David J. Ferguson, 12 October, 2009 - 3:53am login or register to post comments

Atlanticus
A shieldback katydid in the genus Atlanticus. I would lean towards A. monticola, but can't be sure. Did you hear the song?
… James Miskelly, 8 July, 2009 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

 
This new genus for me was a p
This new genus for me was a pleasant surprise. Though it looked different from anything I had seen, I had thought it was probably just a nymph of something I already had. No song heard. Thanks.
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