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Shield-Backed Katydid - Atlanticus - Atlanticus testaceus
Copyright © 2006 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Shield-Backed Katydid - Atlanticus - Atlanticus testaceus
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 15, 2006
Size: 1 inch approx.

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 17 July, 2006 - 12:27pm
Last updated 26 February, 2007 - 7:01pm

Moved
Moved from Eastern Shieldbacks.
… Ethan Kistler, 26 February, 2007 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Protean Shieldback
This is a Protean Shieldback (Atlanticus testaceus). I was able to distinguish it from Least Shieldback (Atlanticus monticola) because the forewings are about half the length of the pronotum. Least Shieldbacks forewings would be about a quarter the length.
… Ethan Kistler, 26 February, 2007 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

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