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Round-headed Katydids
Round-headed Katydids
Amblycorypha
Insecta
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few months
Size
Medium
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Hopping
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Uncommon

About

Round-headed Katydids are a genus of leaf-mimicking bush katydids named for their rounded, dome-shaped heads. Many species can shift their body color between green and pink, a rare trait called erythrism.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Tettigoniidae
Genus
Amblycorypha