Diurnal Predatory Katydid - Austrophlugis orumbera
Family TETTIGONIIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about the Diurnal Predatory Katydids that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. The Diurnal Predatory Katydids are also known as Swayers.
- Female, body length 25mm
- We sometimes see this Predatory Katydids in Yugarapul Park in Brisbane during mid summer. This katydids are green in colour with spiny legs. They have a pair of large eyes on their head. They are fast moving on plants. Both males and females are short-winged.
- Male Female Male and female
- They are locally common there. They are usually found resting on leaves.
- Nymph body length 20mm
- We once saw this wingless nymph together with the adult on the same leaf. It looks the same as the adults except it is smaller and no wings.
- Notice its spiny front legs.
- Reference:
- 1. Austrophlugis malidupa - Australian Insect Common Names, version 1.53, CSIRO.
- 2. Austrophlugis sp. - Tettigoniidae, Insects of Townsville, Australia, by Graeme Cocks.
- 3. A Guide to the Katydids of Australia - David Rentz, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2010, p109.
