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Katydid - Microcentrum rhombifolium
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Katydid - Microcentrum rhombifolium
Pleasant Prairie (not an actual prairie), Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
August 10, 2009
Size: 1 inch
I'm hoping this is a true katydid.

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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 13 August, 2009 - 10:19pm
Last updated 14 August, 2009 - 4:26pm

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… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 14 August, 2009 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Sorry:-(
Short hind legs relative to body size, plus speckled appearance all point to an anglewing katydid nymph, Microcentrum species. No ovipositor in evidence suggests a male.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 August, 2009 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

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