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Prairie Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus saltans - male
Copyright © 2011 Bryan E. Reynolds

Prairie Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus saltans - Male
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
August 15, 2000
Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 8 November, 2011 - 10:09pm
Last updated 9 November, 2011 - 3:25pm

Either Conocephalus saltans or strictus,
and he looks much more like C. saltans to me. A dorsal view of the cerci wound make it certain, but I'm pretty sure.

Moved from Katydids.
… David J. Ferguson, 9 November, 2011 - 3:18pm

 
Dave, I just checked and this
Dave, I just checked and this is the only view of this individual.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 9 November, 2011 - 3:24pm

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