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Colourful Flip! This Katydid was seen on a rainy night, in a position difficult to take clear pics of, I had to move some leaves and also the leaf she was resting on, when she flew to a nearby leaf and showing defensive posture as seen in the picture, showing her brightly coloured underside.<br />
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It was worth being out in the middle of the night, cold and wet to get to see this :D Katydid,Leaf Katydid,Malaysia,Phyllomimus unicolor,Sabah Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Colourful Flip!

This Katydid was seen on a rainy night, in a position difficult to take clear pics of, I had to move some leaves and also the leaf she was resting on, when she flew to a nearby leaf and showing defensive posture as seen in the picture, showing her brightly coloured underside.

It was worth being out in the middle of the night, cold and wet to get to see this :D

    comments (2)

  1. Gorgeous! Posted 2 years ago
    1. Yes, their defensive posture/display can be very colourful. Posted 2 years ago

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Phyllomimus unicolor is a katydid in the Phyllomimus genus.

Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Nov 15, 2022. Captured Nov 1, 2022 02:49.
  • TG-6
  • f/5.6
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 13.65mm