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Katydid - Scudderia furcata - female
Copyright © 2008 John McGarry

Katydid - Scudderia furcata - Female
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
September 4, 2008
Size: Approx. 2" body
Is this Scudderia furcata, S. pistillata, or S. curvicauda or none of the above? Male?
Contributed by John McGarry on 4 September, 2008 - 2:40pm
Last updated 22 January, 2012 - 2:17am

Moved
Moved from Scudder's Bush Katydids.
… David J. Ferguson, 22 January, 2012 - 2:17am

Female.
Scudderia, but female. Only males can be reliably identified, and rarely from images alone (see my posting in the general forum, please).
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 September, 2008 - 3:37pm

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