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Leaf-mimic katydid

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Short description: Common name for several species of cricket-like animal

There are many insects in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids) which are mimics of leaves.[1] At a distance the katydid is an example of crypsis evading detection by blending into its background; up close the katydid mimics a leaf.[2]

This type of camouflage occurs in several subfamilies, among others including:

Other unrelated insects adopting a similar camouflage strategy include the leaf insects.

  • Typophyllum laciniosum, Tambopata File:National Reserve, Peru
    Typophyllum laciniosum, Tambopata File:National Reserve, Peru
  • Aegimia elongata
    Aegimia elongata
  • Pycnopalpa bicordata, Trinidad
    Pycnopalpa bicordata, Trinidad
  • Onomarchus kanara
    Onomarchus kanara

References

  1. ↑ James L. Castner & David A. Nickle (1995). "Intraspecific color polymorphism in leaf-mimicking katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae: Pterochrozini)". Journal of Orthoptera Research 4 (4): 99–103. doi:10.2307/3503464. 
  2. ↑ Endler, John A. (August 1981). "An overview of the relationships between mimicry and crypsis" (in en). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 16 (1): 25–31. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1981.tb01840.x. https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1981.tb01840.x. 
  3. ↑ Orthoptera species file (retrieved 13 January 2018)




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