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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Shield-backed Katydids (Tettigoniinae) » Neduba
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Katydid - Neduba - female
Copyright © 2006 Aaron Michael Peterson

Katydid - Neduba - Female
South Umpqua, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
July 20, 2006
Is this a grasshopper or a cricket? I assumed that the protrusion from the abdomen was the ovipositor.
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Contributed by Aaron Michael Peterson on 22 July, 2006 - 2:31am
Last updated 24 November, 2009 - 6:14pm

Moved
Moved from Shield-backed Katydids.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 24 October, 2007 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

Neduba
looks like an adult. I don't feel comfortable guessing a species name, this genus needs to be revised. They're confusing, which is why I picked them for my dissertation work. I love their camouflage patterns. Just about every individual looks different.
… Jeffrey Cole, 24 October, 2007 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Katydids.
… Ethan Kistler, 8 July, 2007 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

Neither:-)
Well, it is a "longhorned grasshopper," better known as a katydid. This is a wingless female, probably adult, from the subfamily Decticinae. The sword-like ovipositor tells her gender. Should be able to determine to genus at least, eventually. Great shot demonstrating camouflage.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 July, 2006 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks for the input! I always thought Katydids were brightly colored (usually green), so that's a new one for me. :)
… Aaron Michael Peterson, 25 July, 2006 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

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