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ID HELP PLS Place: Western Ghats, Karnataka Geotagged,Giant False Leaf Katydid,India,Onomarchus uninotatus,Summer,insect,macro,night,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

ID HELP PLS

Place: Western Ghats, Karnataka

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Some kind of leaf katydid I imagine, but don't know which species. Posted 8 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    This looks a lot like Onomarchus uninotatus.
    http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1140532     Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Ganesh Seshachar 's profile
      Ganesh Seshachar
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      Yeah, pretty close except those back legs are slightly more pinkish in the reference image
      Thanks a lot for the research, much appreciated       Posted 7 years ago

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The Giant False Leaf Katydid

Onomarchus is a genus of true katydids found mainly distributed in the tropical forests of Asia. Like many other members of the subfamily Pseudophyllinae, their wings appear very leaf-like.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Ganesh Seshachar

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Uploaded Jul 25, 2017. Captured Jul 21, 2017 20:59 in Udupi - Perdoor - Agumbe Rd, Agumbe, Karnataka 577411, India.
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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/9.5
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.