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Common Meadow Katydid - Orchelimum vulgare - female
Copyright © 2006 Donna K Race

Common Meadow Katydid - Orchelimum vulgare - Female
Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
September 3, 2006
Size: approximately 25mm

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Contributed by Donna K Race on 3 September, 2006 - 11:31pm
Last updated 25 October, 2009 - 8:29pm

I agree.
Common Meadow katydid (Orchelium vulgare) looks good to me. Also,the shape of the ovipositor can be helpful in eliminating some of the other large meadow katydids. In my experience Common tend to average much browner than most other Orchelium. Very nice pictures.
… Philip Chaon, 8 September, 2006 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much Philip!
I really appreciate your input and compliment.

(...good luck with your guide!)
… Donna K Race, 8 September, 2006 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Genus
Note that genus name is Orchelimum, not Orchelium.
… Ethan Kistler, 7 July, 2007 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

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