( Tettigoniidae )
(Krauss, 1902)
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
HABITAT
CREDITS
Mike Dame
REFERENCES
| Katydid ( Tettigoniidae ) | |
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| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Tettigoniidae (Krauss, 1902) |
| Common Name: | Katydid |
| Life Stage: | A |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Polyneoptera |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Taxon Code: | ORTZZZZZ |
| ITIS TSN#: | 102232 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location | |
| Bay Point Regional Shoreline, McAvoy Road, Bay Point | |
| County: | Contra Costa County |
| ECI Site#: | CAEB040000 |
| Park/Forest: | Bay Point Regional Shoreline |
RECOGNITION | |
| Wings are held vertically over the body, tentlike. Antennae are very long, often extending well beyond end of abdomen. All tarsi with 4 segments (formula 4-4-4), compare crickets (3-3-3). Tympana (hearing organs) on front tibiae. Ovipositors are characteristically flattened and sword-like. | |
| Body Length | |
| Most 10-60 mm, but larger. | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Food | |
| Most species eat vegetation, some are predatory on other insects. | |
HABITAT | |
CREDITS | |
| Photographer Mike Dame | |
REFERENCES | |
