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Bush Katydid - Scudderia sp. Order Orthoptera / Suborder Ensifera / Infraorder Tettigoniidea / Superfamily Tettigonioidea Family Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 / Subfamily Phaneropterinae / Genus Scudderia Stål, 1873 Live adult and nymph katydids photographed at DuPage County, Ilinois. |
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| The katydids are mostly large, green with long antennae and large wings, emminently capable of flight. They are all phytophagous (a fancy word for herbivorous). There are approximately 245 species of Tettigoniidae in North America. |
Scudderia nymph
![]() Male Bush Katydid |
Scudderia nymph
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