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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) » Phaneropterine Katydids (Phaneropterinae) » Bush Katydids (Scudderia) » Fork-tailed Bush Katydid (Scudderia furcata)
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katydid Scudderia furcata - Scudderia furcata - female
Copyright © 2008 Linda Murphy

katydid Scudderia furcata - Scudderia furcata - Female
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 10, 2008
I found this female inside, when I took it outside on a flower, it began to eat the petals. Ovipositer photo to follow
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Contributed by Linda Murphy on 10 September, 2008 - 4:58pm
Last updated 30 September, 2008 - 5:42pm

Scudderia furcata ♀
Scudderia furcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 ♀; possibly the subspecies S. furcata furcifera Scudder, 1898.

Nice photos.
… Sam W. Heads, 13 September, 2008 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Sam!
A very interesting science blog you have, bookmarked it!
Have a great day, Linda
… Linda Murphy, 14 September, 2008 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Linda
Thanks for your kind comments Linda. Your photos are spectacular... everyone should check out your homepage. Are you a professional photographer?
… Sam W. Heads, 14 September, 2008 - 8:05am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Sam!
Thanks so much for the compliment. Yes, and I am always looking for new ways to market my photos.
All the best to you,
Linda
… Linda Murphy, 16 September, 2008 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

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