Insects › Katydids
Lesser Anglewing
Microcentrum retinerve
11,020 observations in the source records
28 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.
What the records say
- 11,020 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Greater AnglewingMicrocentrum rhombifolium
Common True KatydidPterophylla camellifolia
Syntechna tarasca
Stilpnochlora azteca
Giant KatydidStilpnochlora couloniana
Modest KatydidMontezumina modesta
Oblong-winged KatydidAmblycorypha oblongifolia
Northern Bush KatydidScudderia septentrionalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,757 |
|---|---|
| Maryland | 1,041 |
| North Carolina | 1,031 |
| Virginia | 1,005 |
| Tennessee | 674 |
| Georgia | 579 |
| Alabama | 461 |
| New York | 371 |
| Kentucky | 335 |
| Ohio | 202 |
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 | Angle-winged Katydids · Microcentrum |
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 Lesser Anglewing with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.