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Species Conocephalus spartinae - Saltmarsh Meadow Katydid

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Infraorder Tettigoniidea (Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives)
Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)
Subfamily Conocephalinae (Coneheads and Meadow Katydids)
Tribe Conocephalini (Meadow Katydids)
Genus Conocephalus (Lesser Meadow Katydids)
Species spartinae (Saltmarsh Meadow Katydid)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Conocephalus spartinae (Fox 1912)
Range
In salt marshes along the coast from ME to TX
Habitat
Salt marshes
Food
Spartina grass.
See Also
Conocephalus brevipennis
Internet References
Singing Insects of North America
Contributed by metrioptera on 28 August, 2014 - 8:40pm
Additional contributions by Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 10 June, 2020 - 4:27pm

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