Leaf Katydid, Bush Katydid at Bawley Point, NSW
Identification history
| Unidentified | 3 Jan 2019 | Marg |
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User's notes
On an Orange-flowering Gum.
3 comments
PaulWhitington
wrote:
6 Jan 2019
Hi Marg. This is a nymph of a katydid. It’s difficult to tell the species because the nymph can be very different in appearance to the adult. I suspect it’s the Speckled Katydid (Diastella latifolia), based on the overall body and leg shape, the presence of spines on the femora and the ear on the first tibia. But as I couldn’t find any images of the nymph of this species, I’m just placing it in the subfamily Phaneropterinae (Bush Katydids).
Marg
wrote:
6 Jan 2019
Thanks, Paul. Is it likely to be responsible for damage to leaves and buds on the Gum?
PaulWhitington
wrote:
7 Jan 2019
It’s possible, Marg. All bush katydids are supposed to be herbivorous, according to David Rentz’s CSIRO guidebook.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.389389-35.503703
- Altitude 25.1m
- Places Bawley Point, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2019 04:16 PM Recorded on
- Marg Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Katydids (Tettigoniidae) Marg South Coast NatureMapr
Species information
- Phaneropterinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Leaf Katydid, Bush Katydid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1168.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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