Big ol’ Katydid
Location: Toledo, OH
October 5, 2011 8:37 am
Definitely my biggest insect find yet, and on my own house even! I believe this is an angle-winged katydid, and a big fat one at that. Have a wonderful day!
Signature: Katy (didn’t)
Greater Angle-Wing Katydid
Dear Katy (didn’t),
We agree that this is an Angle-Wing Katydid, most likely Microcentrum rhombifolium, the Greater Angle-Wing Katydid or Broad Wing Katydid. We are unable to tell from the angle of view if this is a male or a female, but often with insects, the female is the larger of the sexes.
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¶ Posted 06 October 2011 § ‡ ° leafy… grasshopper?
Location: Medford MA
September 20, 2011 8:34 pm
This bug clung to the roof of my husband’s car all the way home to Medford MA, from somewhere between his rehearsal in Somerville MA and home. He called me downstairs to the garage to see it, and insisted I bring my camera. It’s huge and walks with an odd gait.
Signature: Rachel Sommer
Angle Wing Katydid
Hi Rachel,
This is an Angle Wing Katydid in the genus Microcentrum, and they are classified in the same insect order as grasshoppers, but within the order, they are not closely related.
¶ Posted 22 September 2011 § ‡ ° Bug dunno
Location: Latitude = 30 47S Longitude = 121 27E”
September 21, 2011 7:15 am
Found this bug i have never seen before.
Signature: slese
Superb Katydid
Dear slese,
Our research indicates that the coordinates you provided places you in Western Australia, and that makes sense since your insect is a Superb Katydid, Alectoria superba, a species found in Australia. We haven’t received an image of this species since 2006 when we received several in rapid succession.
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Katydid of Peru
Location: Peru, South America
September 16, 2011 8:06 am
Hi Bugman,
My brother took this image in Manu National Park, Peru. I believe it is an Orophus sp. But would like an expert opinion
Signature: Sebastian Bawn
Katydid from Peru
Hi Sebastian,
We will contact Katydid expert Piotr Naskrecki to see if he can confirm the identification of this dried leaf mimic Katydid. We located this other photo of a leaf mimic Katydid from Peru, but it does not appear to be the same as your individual and it is not identified. We do not believe your individual resembles the Orophus species on this wonderful Conservation Report web page on leaf mimicking creatures.
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¶ Posted 16 September 2011 § ‡ ° Creosote Katydid
Location: Tucson, AZ
September 7, 2011 8:23 am
I wrote to you recently asking about the identity of the insect pictured below. Thanks to a fellow docent, I now have an ID, so thought I would save you the trouble of doing the research. I’m told it is Insara covilleae, the Creasote Katydid.
Signature: Carole
Creosote Katydid
Hi Carole,
Though our summer was far from leisurely, returning to the classroom last week has put a serious dent into the amount of time we can devote to formatting letters and photos and posting them to our website. Thank you for taking the time to resubmit this lovely image of a male Creosote Bush Katydid.
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¶ Posted 07 September 2011 § ‡ ° What is this bug?
Location: Northern Maine
August 27, 2011 8:27 pm
We are up in Maine and saw this insect today beside the house and was wondering what kind it is, I had thought katydid but failed to find any pictures matching this one. The curved brown thing on its hind end intrigues me as well. Thanks!
Signature: Randy
Immature Female Treetop Bush Katydid
Hi Randy,
Your photo of what be believe to be an immature female Treetop Bush Katydid, Scudderia fasciata, has been on our desktop all day while we took Sunday off. It took us a bit of time researching on BugGuide, but we believe that we may have the identification correct. The problem is that we are basing the identification of your nymphet on a photo of an adult female Treetop Bush Katydid, and sometimes nymphs differ from adults considerably.
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¶ Posted 28 August 2011 § ‡ ° I call him Perry – what would you call him?
Location: Vancouver, BC
August 24, 2011 10:29 am
Hi Bugman,
This green bug showed up on my ceiling the other day, and returned again today (its late August). I live in a 3rd-floor apartment in Vancouver, BC.
I have never seen anything like him before – he has wings, but didn’t try to use them when I went to catch him in a glass, and then he happily clung to the side of that glass while I tried to shake him out the window. I think he looks sort of like a grasshopper, but without the giant back legs to help him hop!
Thanks!
Signature: Glenda
Drumming Katydid
Dear Glenda,
We have identified this Orthopteran as a male Drumming Katydid, Meconema thalassinum, by matching it to a photo on BugGuide. We were surprised to learn this on BugGuide: “According to the Singing Insects of North Americs website, the subfamily of Meconematinae is represented in the US by only one species, M. thalassinum, which has been introduced from Europe.”
¶ Posted 25 August 2011 § ‡ ° Cricket?
Location: Portland, Oregon
August 15, 2011 3:12 am
Dear bugman,
I’m interested to know specifically what kind of bug this is that I found residing in my new apartment. If you know any additional information like what kind of plants he likes or hides out in, that would be cool too.
Signature: -Curious
Drumming Katydid
Dear Curious,
This is actually a Quite Calling Katydid known as the Drumming Katydid, Meconema thalassinum, and you can tell she is a female because of her ovipositor. See BugGuide for additional information.
Drumming Katydid
¶ Posted 15 August 2011 § ‡ ° 
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