Tettigoniidae (family)

8 Unidentified katydid at Bungonia, NSW

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Matthew Connors has indicated on the Orthopteroids group that it's not Ephippitytha maculata, Ephippitytha froggatti, and Caedicia simplex which were iNat's suggestions. Comment was: It’s none of those - best I can do for now is Phaneropterinae! It may or may not be described.

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   4 Dec 2024
Beautiful
   4 Dec 2024
The white margin to the pronotum suggests this is a shield backed katydid in the sub-family Tettigoniinae (not Phaneropterinae), possibly Chlorodectes sp. Its a male Vth instar nymph and is brachypterous. I think C. baldersoni is recorded from Bungonia. It's an opportunistic omnivore
   5 Dec 2024
@RogerF My sighting Ephippitytha trigintiduoguttata (Mottled Katydid) would also be the same species. Alison
   21 Dec 2024
The banding on hind tibiae suggests an Ephippitytha not a Tettigoniine.
   21 Dec 2024
@RogerF Hi Roger, This is very confusing as this looks like the same species as sighting Phaneropterinae (subfamily) (Leaf Katydid, Bush Katydid) for which you gave a different classification.

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  • 26 Nov 2024 03:45 PM Recorded on
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