At 05:23 PM 12/8/2001, Rich Peet wrote:
>In the town I grew up in southern Wisconsin their is a bug that has
>become common and in great numbers within some neighborhoods in late
>summer. It was not around at all as I grew up. I do not know if it
>has just expanded its range or is an import.
>
>I keep getting asked when I visit by various people in my old
>neighborhood what it is. It only sings in darkness in tree tops and
>I have not been able to see it.
>
>Does anyone know what it is?
This is a Katydid, probably Pterophylla camellifolia, the Common True
Katydid,
and probably a male.
Doug
Doug Von Gausig
Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
Moderator
Nature Recordists e-mail group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists
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