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Black-legged Meadow Katydid
Orchelimum nigripes
5,314 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
- 5,314 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Handsome Meadow KatydidOrchelimum pulchellum
Common Meadow KatydidOrchelimum vulgare
Short-winged Meadow KatydidConocephalus brevipennis
Lesser Pine KatydidOrchelimum minor
Long-spurred Meadow KatydidOrchelimum silvaticum
Black-sided Meadow KatydidConocephalus nigropleurum
Pine Tree CricketOecanthus pini
Fork-tailed Bush KatydidScudderia furcata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,219 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1,160 |
| Ontario | 1,156 |
| Minnesota | 399 |
| New York | 267 |
| Michigan | 252 |
| Ohio | 245 |
| Illinois | 206 |
| Missouri | 205 |
| Texas | 159 |
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 | Orchelimum |
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 Black-legged Meadow Katydid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.