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A red and blue katydid from Ghana This seemed like an insect that would be really easy to identify, but I had trouble finding anything that looked like this. Finally I came across a single photograph from the great Piotr Naskrecki taken in neighboring Guinea that shows a katydid with these same crazy colors, and I&#039;m reasonably confident that this must be the same species. Piotr&#039;s photograph can be found in various places around the web (not always properly attributed), including: <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/katydid-the-black-blue-and-orange-high-res-stock-photography/73804420" rel="nofollow">https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/katydid-the-black-blue-and-orange-high-res-stock-photography/73804420</a> Geotagged,Ghana,Plastocorypha vandicana,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A red and blue katydid from Ghana

This seemed like an insect that would be really easy to identify, but I had trouble finding anything that looked like this. Finally I came across a single photograph from the great Piotr Naskrecki taken in neighboring Guinea that shows a katydid with these same crazy colors, and I'm reasonably confident that this must be the same species. Piotr's photograph can be found in various places around the web (not always properly attributed), including: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/katydid-the-black-blue-and-orange-high-res-stock-photography/73804420

    comments (9)

  1. What a beauty! And such a clear shot! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thanks Lisa! This one came out nice. Posted 6 years ago
  2. Thanks for the extensive effort regarding the ID, very much worth it. Posted 6 years ago
    1. I was very happy to finally discover that one photo that let me ID it. Not an often-photographed species, it seems! Posted 6 years ago
      1. I know that feeling of hitting that insect ID jackpot based on my recent sharings, but oh my it's a lot of work! Posted 6 years ago
  3. Awesome! It looks like a lobster! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thanks! I thought the same thing. It should be called the Lobster Katydid. Posted 6 years ago
      1. I was going to say the same! amazing! Posted 6 years ago
      2. Definitely! Posted 6 years ago

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Plastocorypha vandicana is a red, blue, and black katydid species from West Africa.

Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Nov 21, 2018. Captured Aug 9, 2018 22:53 in Ejisu-Juaben, Ghana.
  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/18.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO100
  • 35mm