Amblycorypha oblongifolia
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Amblycorypha oblongifolia , green color variant |
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Amblycorypha oblongifolia is a long- nose insect (Ensifera)found in North Americafrom the superfamily of leaf locusts (Tettigonioidea).
description
features
Adult specimens of Amblycorypha oblongifolia reach a body length of 42 to 52 millimeters. The majority of them are solid green. In males, a brown area stands out on the thorax . Sometimes yellowish, brownish or reddish shapes appear. These color variants rarely occur in nature, as they, like albinotic animals of other types, are quickly recognized and eaten by enemies. Colored specimens were found more frequently in captive breeding. The animals acquire the respective colors at birth, ie they no longer change during development. The antennae and the wings are long, with the front wings almost completely covering the rear wings when at rest. The legs are provided with many small thorns. The females are equipped with an ovipositor that is bent upwards .
Similar species
Amblycorypha floridana differs from Amblycorypha oblongifolia primarily in the different typesof vocalizations . While in A. oblongifolia theseconsist of a sequence of short zig sounds with a frequency of about 9 kHz, in A. floridana they are elongated and resemble the sound of a table tennis ball hitting several times.
Occurrence and habitat
Amblycorypha oblongifolia occurs from Ontario and Québec to the south along the east coast and the middle of the USA to Texas and the Florida Panhandle . The horrors prefer to live on bushy vegetation on the edges of forests and on wet meadows . They have also been found in orchards.
Way of life
Amblycorypha oblongifolia is diurnal and feeds primarily on goldenrod species ( Solidago ). The eggs are deposited in the ground, where they can remain for two or more years, depending on their location. The larvae are initially wingless. They go through several molting phases and are fully developed and sexually mature after about two months. When fully grown, they show very good flight behavior.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life: Amblycorypha oblongifolia - Oblong-winged Katydid , ( accessed at http://eol.org/pages/655982/details on August 13, 2017)
- ↑ Becky Crew: In North American Katydids, Green isn't the Dominant Color, Pink is , Scientific Americas, 2013, (viewed at https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/in-north-american-katydids- green-isne28099t-the-dominant-color-pink-is / on August 13, 2017)
- ↑ vocalizations
- ↑ a b c d Shari Linn & Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman: Featured Creatures - Amblycorypha oblongifolia , University of Florida, 2015, No. EENY-638, (accessed at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/amblycorypha_oblongifolia.htm on August 13, 2017)
