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Conocephalus (species?) (nymph), Lesser meadow katydid - male

Conocephalus (species?) (nymph), Lesser meadow katydid - Male
Tonganoxie, Kansas, USA
July 22, 2009
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You just simply cannot identify the majority of orthopteran nymphs to species. You are lucky if you can get to genus. That said, without a size indication, I can't even tell if this is Conocephalus or Orchelimum. Great image, though, and sometimes one has to be satisfied with that:-)

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