Looks like a Giant Katydid, but apparently not!?!?!

This 'not so little' girl scared my wife and I while walking home. We brushed against a plant over-hanging the path in our apartment complex and this is what leaped out... :O After making sure my wife was ok, i used my phone as a light and managed this shot using my old Zeiss 35mm f/2.4 (which is a surprisingly good macro). I love the fact that wildlife is everywhere here in India.

comments (10)

WildFlower

Lion

I don't think this is the right ID. Stilpnochlora couloniana has limited spread in Cuba and Florida so it is very unlikely to find it in India.
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1139459
http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/buzz/081a.htm
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1049098/bgimage Posted 10 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  Hi, i have checked again and I am 90% sure the ID is correct... 10% of me is never sure with insects. I will take another look tonight! Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    Well, I am 100% sure it isn't. If you look at the photo from the link below you will see that there are 2 triangular shapes with sharp edges - one on the pronotum which continues to the head and the other towards the wings. The edges of the pronotum of this one are rounded, the shape is not triangular and it doesn't have that pointed tip on the head between the eyes.
    http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/ShowImage.aspx?TaxonNameID=1139459&ImageID=104691 Posted 10 years ago
  2. 1. JohnR
      
      Lion
      
      I agree... It is definitely a Katydid, but it can't be a Giant given that distrobution...
      
      how about Ducetia dichotoma? http://s.ingrisch.macbay.de/oli/MSEG71_355.pdf
      here is another shot...
      
      Thanks for your help Wildflower, it is much appreciated! :) Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
    2. 1. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        This one is closer but it is hard to tell from these pinned specimens and the distribution is not spot on either.
        http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1138284 Posted 10 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice to see a macro from you, John! Posted 10 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  I dabble from time to time... ;) Posted 10 years ago

JohnR

Lion

@admins - I screwed up and said that this pic has no species... :/ how do i revert this? :) Posted 10 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  You can't, only moderators can identify it anyway. Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. JohnR
    
    Lion
    
    thanks. :) Posted 10 years ago