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Katydids (Tettigoniidae)

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Katydids (Tettigoniidae)

Featured sightings

Nanodectes harpax (Small shield-back katydid) by clarehoneydove

Coptaspis brevipennis (A katydid) at Braemar, NSW - 12 Apr 2025 by Curiosity

Austrodectes monticolus (Australian shield-back katydid) at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by Miranda

Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Bundanoon, NSW - 11 Jan 2025 by Curiosity

Narea sp. (genus) (A katydid) at Palerang, NSW - 7 Jan 2025 by Csteele4

Paraphisis tryonensis (spider katydid) at Stanmore, QLD - 28 Dec 2024 by trevorpreston

Tinzeda (genus) (A katydid) at Bungendore, NSW - 25 Dec 2024 by clarehoneydove

Conocephalomima barameda (False Meadow Katydid, Barameda) at Bungonia, NSW - 22 Dec 2024 by AlisonMilton

Latest sightings

Tettigoniidae (family) (Unidentified katydid) at Preston, VIC - 24 Oct 2025 by grasshopper15

Conocephalus sp. (genus) (A Tussock Katydid) at Downer, ACT - 19 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Lanitza, NSW - 14 Oct 2025 by Carolina

Zaprochilus australis (Twig-mimic katydid) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Canyonleigh, NSW - 11 Oct 2025 by blacksheep

Conocephalus sp. (genus) (A Tussock Katydid) at Russell, ACT - 9 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) by clarehoneydove

Chlorodectes baldersoni (A katydid) by clarehoneydove

Chlorodectes sp. (genus) by Dron

Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Franklin, ACT - 8 Oct 2025 by chriselidie

Nanodectes harpax (Small shield-back katydid) by clarehoneydove

Lanciana montana (Montane Ground Shield-back) at Kingsdale, NSW - 7 Oct 2025 by trevorpreston

Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Braddon, ACT - 4 Feb 2023 by Hejor1

Torbia sp. at Parkes, ACT - 1 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Tettigoniidae (family) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

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RogerF wrote:

Yesterday

Could be a Torbia but there are severaL contenders at this early instar

Tettigoniidae (family)

RogerF wrote:

4 Sep 2025

A nymph

Zaprochilus australis

RogerF wrote:

23 Aug 2025

Male nymph

Paraphisis tryonensis

RogerF wrote:

20 Aug 2025

I think it's lost a hind leg

Narea sp. (genus)

nancyp wrote:

20 Aug 2025

Thank you Michael. I think I have fixed it.

Narea sp. (genus)

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