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katydid - Microcentrum
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katydid - Microcentrum
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
December 28, 2010
Size: 4 to 5 mm ish
cropped version of the first

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Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 28 December, 2010 - 11:16am
Last updated 17 October, 2011 - 3:08pm

Moved
Moved from False Katydids.
… David J. Ferguson, 17 October, 2011 - 3:08pm

Any chance it can be raised?
even for just a while...that would be the best way to see what it is.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 29 December, 2010 - 6:29am

 
maybe
I'll see if there are any still on the plant.
… Matt Edmonds, 29 December, 2010 - 6:41am

This is a Katydid nymph
There have been several similar ones posted, but I haven't been able to work out which species they are yet. Hopefully we'll get them worked out before too much longer. Odds are that they are all indeed nymphs of Microcentrum (eggs with this one certainly favor that conclusion), but some of them might be in another genus such as Amblycorypha. I need to verify if Microcentrum is the only genus in your area that lays eggs in this manor, but suspect it may be.
… David J. Ferguson, 28 December, 2010 - 2:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 28 December, 2010 - 1:59pm

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