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red/orange katydid - Amblycorypha oblongifolia - female
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

red/orange katydid - Amblycorypha oblongifolia - Female
Green Swamp, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
August 15, 2008
Size: 5-6 cm.?
Found in a bush.

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red/orange katydid - Amblycorypha oblongifolia - female red/orange katydid - Amblycorypha oblongifolia - female
Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 26 August, 2008 - 3:59pm
Last updated 8 October, 2010 - 4:10am

Moved
Moved from Round-headed Katydids.
… David J. Ferguson, 8 October, 2010 - 4:10am

Rarity.
The "pink" color phase is considered rare, so nice find. This is a female in the genus Amblycorypha (roundheaded katydids), the only genus in North America that I am aware of that gets pink or red individuals.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 August, 2008 - 4:01pm

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