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Species Scudderia furcata - Fork-tailed Bush Katydid

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Infraorder Tettigoniidea (Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives)
Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)
Subfamily Phaneropterinae (Phaneropterine Katydids)
Genus Scudderia (Bush Katydids)
Species furcata (Fork-tailed Bush Katydid)
Identification
Male supra-anal plate large, inflated. Lobes form a deep U, or fork: This is almost identical to S. fasciata, but that species has dark striping on tegmina.
Range
Throughout most of the U.S. and into southern Canada. Replaced in southern California, southern Arizona, and parts of west Texas by closely related Scudderia mexicana.
Habitat
Weedy fields, thickets, forest edges, and meadows (1)
Remarks
Individuals from Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas are often darker-colored or even pink. There is a wide range of color forms in these areas ranging from the typical leaf-green to completely pink.
Internet References
Song and other info at Songs of Insects

Works Cited
1.Guide to Night-Singing Insects of the Northeast
Michael DiGiorgio & John Himmelman. 2009. Stackpole Books.