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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) » Mexican Bush Katydid (Scudderia mexicana)
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katydid nymph? - Scudderia mexicana
Copyright © 2009 Chris Mallory

katydid nymph? - Scudderia mexicana
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
January 9, 2009
Size: body 1/2 inch
I didn't notice until after I took this picture, but this poor little guy is missing a couple of legs, not to mention his right antenna seems to have been severed. I am assuming this is a katydid nymph and not a grasshopper based off of the antenna length, is this correct? Also, is it possible to tell what gender it is?

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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 9 January, 2009 - 4:57pm
Last updated 9 December, 2011 - 12:15am

Moved
Moved from Nymphs.
… David J. Ferguson, 9 December, 2011 - 12:15am login or register to post comments

hmmm
I just found some similar images in the guide, could this possibly be a nymph of Scudderia sp.?

Edit: If this is indeed Scudderia, there are really only 2 candidates for species level identification in this region: S. mexicana or S. furcata. The description of S. mexicana in Insects of the Los Angeles Basin by Charles Hogue seems to be a perfect match for this individual, though without a comparable description of S. furcata nymphs I can't really go any farther.
… Chris Mallory, 20 January, 2009 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

Yes, katydid, due to long antennae.
Your gender question is interesting. I'll be looking for an answer, too.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 January, 2009 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

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