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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Long-horned Orthoptera (Ensifera) » Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives (Tettigoniidea) » Katydids (Tettigoniidae) » Coneheads and Meadow Katydids (Conocephalinae) » Coneheads (Copiphorini) » Common Coneheads (Neoconocephalus) » Round-tipped Conehead (Neoconocephalus retusus)
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The Hidden(Coneheaded Grasshopper) - Neoconocephalus retusus - female
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The Hidden(Coneheaded Grasshopper) - Neoconocephalus retusus - Female
South Carolina, USA
I'm fairly certain this is an adult female conehead, but better safe than sorry. Took this picture in my backyard, gives you a very good idea of how effective its camoflauge really is.
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Contributed by BirdwingFan on 14 October, 2006 - 3:36pm
Last updated 28 December, 2011 - 1:31pm

Moved
Moved from Common Coneheads.
… john and jane balaban, 12 February, 2007 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

Yes!
Yes, the camouflage IS very good; and yes, it is a female conehead, perhaps N. retusus, as in that species the ovipositor exceeds the length of the folded wings when the insect is at rest.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 October, 2006 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Round-tipped Conehead
This is a Round-tipped Conehead (Neoconocephalus retusus ) indeed. No other species that has an ovipositor extending past the wing is found near the area this individual was photographed. Coneheads are a truly fascinating group of insects.
… Philip Chaon, 12 February, 2007 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

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