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oblongifolia Group (Amblycorypha oblongifolia Group)
Photo#56759
Copyright © 2006
Deborah Carroll
Amblycorypha
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Dripping Springs, Hays County, Texas, USA
June 8, 2006
Size: 1 1/2"
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Contributed by
Deborah Carroll
on 9 June, 2006 - 11:48pm
Last updated 17 January, 2023 - 12:15pm
Moved
Moved from
Round-headed Katydids
.
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metrioptera
, 17 January, 2023 - 12:15pm
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This is going to be
Amblycorypha oblongifolia
or
A. huasteca
. I don't know how to tell which yet. Not sure if it will be possible from these photos alone.
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David J. Ferguson
, 8 October, 2010 - 4:21am
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Moved
Moved from
Katydids
.
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john and jane balaban
, 14 February, 2007 - 2:06pm
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Not amblycorypha?
I noticed this has been moved into the Katydid area, but not into the amblycorypha area. Is there some question as to the actual identification? Thanks!
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Deborah Carroll
, 29 September, 2006 - 2:18pm
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Hmm, I'm Looking For An Ovipositor...
...but can't seem to see one. Apparently, all the females in this katydid group should have pretty obvious ones--I know our local ones do. Here's the page on the Scudder's katydids from the Singing Insects site. It should help you ID exactly what you've got. The males don't necessarily sing all the time, by the way. They need their breaks too, just like humans, to groom, feed, change locations, romance a female, and just goof off sometimes, from what I've observed!
http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/g060a.htm
PS: All these recent katydid photos is putting me in mind of that katydid poem that starts with 'I love to hear thine earnest voice'... :)
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Heimchen
, 10 June, 2006 - 3:55am
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I stand corrected...
You're right, it appears to be male; that's what I get for trusting one site without verifying against others! As best I can tell, it's a Scudder's Bush katydid, but would like confirmation. Also, one site says the Scudders is a "False" katydid, whereas another identifies it as a different type of katydid. Can someone tell me which is correct?
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Deborah Carroll
, 12 June, 2006 - 5:03pm
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Male roundheaded katydid.
This is a male in the genus Amblycorypha. Scudderia males never have a brown area where the stridulatory (sound-making) area is. Bush katydid males also have a prominent subgenital plate at the end of the abodmen which makes them appear female at first glance:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 21 June, 2006 - 5:25pm
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