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There are many insects in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids) which are mimics of leaves. [1] This type of camouflage occurs in several subfamilies, among others including: Pterochrozinae [2] Phaneropterinae; Pseudophyllinae; Other unrelated insects adopting a similar camouflage strategy include the leaf insects.
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) [1] or bush crickets. [2] They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers ". [ 3 ] More than 8,000 species are known. [ 1 ]
The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are also known as false katydids [ 4 ] or round-headed katydids .
Pterochroza ocellata, the peacock katydid, is an insect in the family Tettigoniidae from the Amazon rainforest in South America. It is the only species in the genus Pterochroza . The species is a leaf-mimic katydid; when it is in repose its camouflage resembles a diseased or dead leaf.
Caedicia simplex is a native insect to New Zealand and Australia.Their habitat is limited to that of New Zealand [3] and Australia. [4] While they are not Caedicia simplex it is worth noting that other species of katydid in the shared family of Tettigoniidae are present on all other continents excluding Antarctica.
The giant Malaysian katydid is a large green insect that is, on average, about 6 inches long. [3] They have long, thin legs, like most katydids, with the hind legs being longer than the front two pairs of legs. They have long, leaf-like wings that help them stay camouflaged from
They can be generally referred to as phasmatodeans, phasmids, or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The group's name is derived from the Ancient Greek φάσμα phasma , meaning an apparition or phantom , referring to their resemblance to vegetation while in fact ...
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