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bush katydid - Scudderia texensis - female

bush katydid - Scudderia texensis - Female
Edgartown, Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
July 31, 2011
I'm pretty sure this is Scudderia but can't get it to species -- any help out there? Habitat was dry oak woods on Martha's Vineyard.

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bush katydid - Scudderia texensis - female bush katydid - Scudderia texensis - female bush katydid - Scudderia texensis - female

getting warm
This looks like a female Scudderia texensis, the other really widespread and common species.

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Thanks much, David. Man, thes
Thanks much, David. Man, these big ones are hard -- even the males, sometimes. I had rejected texensis early on, based on what Himmelman and Capinera say/show about the ovipositor. But after looking at BG guide photos more, and taking the whole critter into account, your ID seems right.

I think the relatively narrow
I think the relatively narrow wings rule out Amblycorypha and the unangled wing shape rules out Microcentrum. Of the Scudderia, based mainly on BugGuide and the Himmelman book, I think S. curvicauda is the best fit, with furcata a close second. Any help much appreciated! I feel quite confident that I've ID'd male furcata not from where this individual was found, but that doesn't mean it can't be something else.

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