Caedicia simplex

Common Garden Katydid at Shoalhaven Heads, NSW

Caedicia simplex at Shoalhaven Heads, NSW - 10 Jan 2018
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Identification history

Caedicia simplex 25 Jan 2020 KimPullen
Unidentified 15 Jan 2020 gerringongTB

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Dark red insect, like a grasshopper, on rose bloom. There were 6 in all, each on a different bloom. Looks to me like an immature version of something.

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KimPullen wrote:
   25 Jan 2020
Immature.
gerringongTB wrote:
   25 Jan 2020
I take it that the mature Katydid is green.
KimPullen wrote:
   8 Aug 2020
Yes, the young ones are variable but adults are nearly always green.

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  • 10 Jan 2018 10:57 AM Recorded on
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