Microcentrum rhombifolium
Microcentrum rhombifolium is a species of insect in the family Tettigoniidae.[1][2] Common names include greater angle-wing katydid, broad-winged katydid, and angular-winged katydid.[3][4][5] They live across North America in trees and shrubs.[2][1] Adults reach 50-65 mm in length and are rhombus-shaped. Their green coloration mimics leaves. Adults are active in late summer and autumn and have a "ticking" call.[5]
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References
- bugguide.net Microcentrum rhombifolium species information.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- Insects of the Texas Lost Pines (W.L. Moody, Jr., Natural History Series, No. 33), Stephen W. Taber, Scott B. Fleenor. 2003. M University Press.
- Encyclopedia of Life Microcentrum rhombifolium species overview.
- Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780520288744.
Further reading
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
- Otte, Daniel (1997). Tettigonioidea. Orthoptera Species File 7, 373.
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