Short-Winged Meadow Katydid Conocephalus Brevipennis Kingdom: Animalia FEATURES Phylum: Arthropoda Katydids Have Feet with Four Segments

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short-winged meadow katydid Conocephalus brevipennis Kingdom: Animalia FEATURES Phylum: Arthropoda Katydids have feet with four segments. The body Class: Insecta generally resembles that of grasshoppers, but Order: Orthoptera katydids have long, threadlike antennae instead of the grasshoppers’ short antennae. The short-winged Family: Tettigoniidae meadow katydid is about one-half to slightly less ILLINOIS STATUS than three-fourths inch long. It has a brown back and a green body. The back section of its abdomen common, native is yellow-orange. The wings cover a little more than half of the abdomen. The femur (large section of the leg; third leg section from the body) has two brown stripes separated by a plain green area. The female’s ovipositor is straight. BEHAVIORS The lifespan of a katydid is about a year. Females usually lay their eggs at the end of summer beneath the soil or in plant stems. The eggs are typically oval and laid in rows on the plant. Most katydids overwinter in the egg form. The males have sound- producing organs on their front wings. They use this sound for courtship. During courtship there often is antennal contact between male and female. Katydids are eaten by birds and mammals and may be the target of insect predators and parasites including horsehair worms, wasps and flies. The short-winged meadow katydid lives in tall grasses ILLINOIS RANGE and sedges, in woodland edges as well as in the open. Singing occurs from July through October. © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. © Mary Kay Rubey male © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. © Mary Kay Rubey female Aquatic Habitats marshes; peatlands; wet prairies and fens Woodland Habitats none Prairie and Edge Habitats black soils prairie; edge © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources..

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