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Short-winged Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus brevipennis
17,673 observations in the source records
28 photos
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What the records say
- 17,673 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Straight-lanced Meadow KatydidConocephalus strictus
Slender Meadow KatydidConocephalus fasciatus
Lesser Pine KatydidOrchelimum minor
Black-legged Meadow KatydidOrchelimum nigripes
Wingless Meadow KatydidOdontoxiphidium apterum
Conocephalus ictus
Long-horned Meadow KatydidConocephalus saltator
Long-spurred Meadow KatydidOrchelimum silvaticum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 9,083 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 2,313 |
| Ontario | 1,868 |
| Ohio | 1,493 |
| New York | 1,245 |
| Pennsylvania | 939 |
| Maryland | 929 |
| Illinois | 820 |
| Virginia | 814 |
| Massachusetts | 545 |
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 | Lesser Meadow Katydids · Conocephalus |
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 Short-winged Meadow Katydid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.