Subject: What is this
Geographic location of the bug: Denver, Colorado
Date: 02/11/2018
Time: 12:52 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: I noticed this formation on my door frame. I wold like to know what it is. If it’s a pest I need too kill it with fire. But if its a harmless critter i would like to keep and study it.
How you want your letter signed: Anthony McDonnell
Dear Anthony,
These are the eggs of an Anglewing Katydid which you can verify by comparing your image to this BugGuide image. Adult Anglewing Katydids resemble large green grasshoppers, but with very long antennae, and they have wings that help camouflage them among the deciduous leaves that they feed upon. Anglewing Katydids are solitary feeders and they do not harm trees because of the few leaves they eat. Males call to the females and the “song” of a Katydid is a welcome summer night sound.