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Shield-Backed Katydid - Atlanticus - Atlanticus testaceus - male
Copyright © 2006 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Shield-Backed Katydid - Atlanticus - Atlanticus testaceus - Male
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 15, 2006
Size: 1 inch approx.

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Shield-Backed Katydid - Atlanticus - Atlanticus testaceus - male Shield-Backed Katydid - Atlanticus - Atlanticus testaceus - male
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 17 July, 2006 - 12:27pm
Last updated 1 December, 2010 - 1:40am

Moved
Moved from Eastern Shieldbacks.
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