Katydid

A side view of the Lesser Angle-wing Katydid... (Microcentrum retinerve)

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thank you for delivering so fast! Posted 9 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

This guy doesn't have the yellow ridges on the head and pronotum of Microcentrum retinerve. Amblycorypha sp. have this kind of patch between the wings, but I don't know which species it is.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/563800/bgimage
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7806/bgpage Posted 9 years ago
1. Friend_of_Fauna
  
  King Cobra
  
  I did lots of research... This guy matches up the best in the Lesser angle-wing Katydid group... Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    Sorry, I cannot agree with you. All these photos from different sources show the same yellow ridges which this one doesn't have. What are your references?
    http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1136431
    http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Microcentrum+retinerve&mobile=close&flags=glean:
    http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/buzz/032a.htm
    http://bios.conabio.gob.mx/especies/10059110 Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Friend_of_Fauna
      
      King Cobra
      
      I will send you three links to images of microcentrum retinerve... #1 : https://goo.gl/images/oWKxNA , Posted 9 years ago
    2. Friend_of_Fauna
      
      King Cobra
      
      & #2: https://goo.gl/images/i4zYta Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
    3. Friend_of_Fauna
      
      King Cobra
      
      Now, this is #3: https://goo.gl/images/NWmjU7 Posted 9 years ago
    4. 1. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        Sorry, I've missed your post. These sources don't seem to be very reliable. Two of the photos are by the same person. Did you upload it at BugGuide? They have some experts and I would like to see what they would come up with. Posted 9 years ago
3. Friend_of_Fauna
  
  King Cobra
  
  #2 : https://goo.gl/images/oWKxNA Posted 9 years ago
4. 1. Friend_of_Fauna
    
    King Cobra
    
    Sorry, the address above is the same as #1 ... I will send the next one now.. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

morpheme

Lion

Insects can be terribly tricky - what looks like a great match at first look can turn out to have tons of little details that don't match at all or you'll find 6 lookalikes with the identifying details being on the microscopic level. I really like to submit to BugGuide for good solid IDs. Not everything gets a match quickly, but they do often come through. Posted 9 years ago
1. Friend_of_Fauna
  
  King Cobra
  
  Yes, they can be quite tricky to identify! Thanks for the tip; I will try it out! Posted 9 years ago

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