| Author | Thread |
|
|
08/01/2004 11:37:16 AM · #1 |
hi all- this is my first post here. found the site while searching for insect id websites. i now know that isn't what the site is about but i thought i'd share my first photo and maybe get two things done at once :)
//www.gregrothschild.com/hosted/7-04p2/weehppr20.htm
that's the insect in question. i searched high and low this morning and couldn't find anything quite like it. Assasin bugs are similar but not quite right. any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks!
greg |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 11:38:45 AM · #2 |
//www.gregrothschild.com/hosted/7-04p2/weehppr20.htm
For us lazy buggers.
Nice shot! I don't have a clue as to ID, tho. You may want to specify your location to make it easier to narrow things down...
Message edited by author 2004-08-01 11:40:19.
|
|
|
|
08/01/2004 11:43:46 AM · #3 |
thanks so much... i shoulda thought of that.
i'm in Southern California. and the bugs can be found consistently in and around Lantana bushes.
greg
|
|
|
|
08/01/2004 11:44:34 AM · #4 |
It looks like a shortbutt grasshopper horse bug, LOL
Very strange looking
Message edited by author 2004-08-01 13:11:25. |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 12:03:07 PM · #5 |
| I have no idea what it is but, it is a great shot, i hpoe your macro entry is not better than that : ) |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 12:13:06 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by ellamay:
I have no idea what it is but, it is a great shot, i hpoe your macro entry is not better than that : ) |
We're safe, for the moment, unless he signs up as a member today...
|
|
|
|
08/01/2004 12:21:09 PM · #7 |
My quick "research" implies that it might be some kind of katydid.
I worked through this checklist: //www.biokids.umich.edu/guides/invertguide/InvertIDGuide2003_print.pdf
Tried to find an image that fit without luck.
Then I found this: //csssrvr.entnem.ufl.edu/~walker/handbook/cklstwww.html
Where the name "stictomerus Rehn and Hebard 1915 - Spotted-legged Meadow Katydid" appears.
That sounded promising but there is no accompanying map or image.
It's a start anyway.... |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 12:33:48 PM · #8 |
Here's another fun link from UC Davis museum of etemology:
//bohart.ucdavis.edu/arthropod_key.asp#33.
I still didn't find it. I wonder if it's an immature form? |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 06:49:36 PM · #9 |
ah- you are awesome with the links- thank you KaDi!
i'm gonna go look them up now.
and thanks everyone for the comments-
greg
|
|
|
|
08/01/2004 07:09:33 PM · #10 |
| great shot, ... and welcome to DPC! |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 07:20:43 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
My quick "research" implies that it might be some kind of katydid. |
That's not where you got your username is it? |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 07:24:13 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by KaDi:
My quick "research" implies that it might be some kind of katydid. |
That's not where you got your username is it? |
Nope.
(And I really do have to fix my bio, since my proper name is also NOT "Lily Meister") |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 07:33:27 PM · #13 |
thanks again KaDi- i have lots more bookmarks now. couldn't find an exact match, so i submitted a photo to this website: //buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/index.htm#Contrib (for them to use, and hopefully identify).
i'll let you know what i find.
greg
|
|
|
|
08/01/2004 07:39:21 PM · #14 |
It's an immature katydid (nymph) of some kind. Couldn't say exactly what kind though.
Great shot, whichever it is! |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 07:56:29 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by gregr:
thanks again KaDi- i have lots more bookmarks now. couldn't find an exact match, so i submitted a photo to this website: //buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/index.htm#Contrib (for them to use, and hopefully identify).
i'll let you know what i find.
greg |
Please do!
Bugs are cool! |
|
|
|
08/01/2004 11:29:50 PM · #16 |
Pretty sure it IS a Katydid nymph.
|
|
|
|
08/01/2004 11:47:37 PM · #17 |
Spectacular bug shot. You must be related to Jacko :)
Come back soon gregr. Would love to see more of your work
|
|
|
|
08/01/2004 11:59:03 PM · #18 |
wow! i step away from the computer for a little while and miss all these responses... this is a great site i found :)
thanks everyone. i'll post another photo asap.
greg
|
|
|
|
08/04/2004 11:02:39 AM · #19 |
i received this info from Thomas Walker of the Singing Insects website:
Your wee hopper is the young nymph of a bush katydid (genus Scudderia). There are two species of bush katydids in California: the fork-tailed bush katydid (S. furcata) and the Mexican bush katydid (S. mexicana). The adults are generally plain green. You can see pictures of S. furcata adults at //buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/063a.htm and the distribution of S. mexicana at //buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/060a.htm .
I don't know how to tell the nymphs of these two species apart.
later on he told me he would ask around for an exact id but i won't get that answer 'til he returns from a trip in a couple weeks.
greg
edit:
did some searching- pretty sure it's furcata
Message edited by author 2004-08-05 09:50:18.
|
|
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 09/09/2025 03:28:35 PM EDT.
