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Central Texas Leaf-Katydid
Paracyrtophyllus robustus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common True KatydidPterophylla camellifolia
Greater AnglewingMicrocentrum rhombifolium
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Pterophylla beltrani
Greater Arid-land KatydidNeobarrettia spinosa
Haldeman's ShieldbackPediodectes haldemanii
Florida True KatydidLea floridensis
Chestnut Short-winged KatydidObolopteryx castanea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,167 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,155 |
| Oklahoma | 11 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids · Orthoptera |
| Family | Katydids · Tettigoniidae |
| Genus | Paracyrtophyllus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Central Texas Leaf-Katydid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.