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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives (Tettigoniidea) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Shield-backed Katydids (Tettigoniinae) » Eastern Shieldbacks (Atlanticus) » Protean Shieldback (Atlanticus testaceus)
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Protean Shieldback in Oak Barrens - Atlanticus testaceus - female
Copyright © 2015 Erik Mottl

Protean Shieldback in Oak Barrens - Atlanticus testaceus - Female
Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area--Sunrise Unit, Wyoming, MN, Chisago County, Minnesota, USA
July 4, 2015
Size: ~1 inch
Spotted by our 6-year old daughter! Looks like this could be a record for west of the Mississippi River? Identified using Capinera et al (2004) Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States.

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Protean Shieldback in Oak Barrens - Atlanticus testaceus - female Protean Shieldback in Oak Barrens - Atlanticus testaceus - female
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Contributed by Erik Mottl on 7 August, 2015 - 8:51pm
Last updated 26 December, 2015 - 6:37pm

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