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Giant Katydid (Tettigoniidae) The Katydid gets it name from its mating call. They live mainly in trees.<br /> They are found all over the world, the greatest richness is in tropical areas. Giant Katydid,Stilpnochlora couloniana Click/tap to enlarge

Giant Katydid (Tettigoniidae)

The Katydid gets it name from its mating call. They live mainly in trees.
They are found all over the world, the greatest richness is in tropical areas.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    No Wikipedia page so I created the species record manually. Excellent spotting, Graeme! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Graeme Ruck's profile
      Graeme Ruck
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      thanks Posted 11 years ago
    2. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      This is another species of giant katydid. It doesn't look like the one you have created the record for. Stilpnochlora couloniana has limited spread in Cuba and Florida.
      http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/ShowImage.aspx?TaxonNameID=1139459&ImageID=104690
      http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/buzz/081a.htm
      http://bugguide.net/node/view/6347/bgimage       Posted 11 years ago

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Uploaded Sep 16, 2013. Captured Sep 4, 2013 10:29.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/12s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm

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