Slender Meadow Katydid
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The Genus Conocephalus, known as Lesser Meadow Katydids, consists of approximately ten species found in meadows and grasslands across the United States.
As the name suggests they are smaller in size that their relatives, the Greater Meadow Katydids (Orchelimum).
The picture looks to shows a male Slender Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus), the widest ranging North American Conocephalus species.
The picture also highlights the insect's brown wings and top with green on the sides and below. Females have a straight ovipositor.
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