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Oblong winged katydid - Amblycorypha oblongifolia - male
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Oblong winged katydid - Amblycorypha oblongifolia - Male
Syracuse, Onadoga County, New York, USA
August 26, 2014
What I believe to be an oblong winged katydid.

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Oblong winged katydid - Amblycorypha oblongifolia - male Oblong winged katydid - Amblycorypha oblongifolia - male
Contributed by Jaimes R. Rodriguez on 26 August, 2014 - 7:54pm
Last updated 26 August, 2014 - 9:21pm

yes, must be A. oblongifolia
Only three species in NY: oblongifolia, carinata, and rotundifolia. Definitely not the last one, and carinata is similar but only in southern/coastal NY.
… metrioptera, 26 August, 2014 - 9:22pm

definitely an Amblycorypha
and A. oblongifolia looks most likely.

Could you add the state please?
… metrioptera, 26 August, 2014 - 8:35pm

 
i agree
He is oblongifolia I am sure.They are the only ones that look like that here I suppose.
… Jaimes R. Rodriguez, 26 August, 2014 - 8:44pm

 
sorry
I had forgotten. The state is New York.
… Jaimes R. Rodriguez, 26 August, 2014 - 8:42pm

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