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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Coneheads and Meadow Katydids (Conocephalinae) » Lesser Meadow Katydids (Conocephalus) » Black-sided Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus nigropleurum)
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cricket-size bug - Conocephalus nigropleurum
Copyright © 2006 Bob Mattson

cricket-size bug - Conocephalus nigropleurum
Wisconsin, USA
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Contributed by Bob Mattson on 15 September, 2006 - 10:53am
Last updated 7 October, 2006 - 7:42pm

Male katydid.
This is most likely the short-winged larger meadow katydid, Orchelimum brevipennis (aka Orchelium brevipennis). Very nice image, and ID should be easily confirmed.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 September, 2006 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Conocephalus nigropleurum
Black-sided Meadow Katydid, really stunning.
… Philip Chaon, 15 September, 2006 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you very much!

Bob
… Bob Mattson, 15 September, 2006 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

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