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Short-winged Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
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Copyright © 2012
Mark Swanson
Short-winged Meadow Katydid -
Conocephalus brevipennis
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Avery County, North Carolina, USA
September 13, 2012
Presumably Conocephalus brevipenni. Is the slightly darker coloring around the face and on the abdomen typical variation? (No other photos, so not sure of gender.)
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Contributed by
Mark Swanson
on 22 September, 2012 - 2:03pm
Last updated 22 September, 2012 - 6:09pm
this is a female
Difficult to be positive without seeing the ovipositor, but I'm pretty sure you are correct. Dark ones occur occasionally, even brown ones.
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David J. Ferguson
, 22 September, 2012 - 5:53pm
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Thanks, David.
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Mark Swanson
, 24 September, 2012 - 9:11am
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