''Copiphora rhinoceros'', the rhinoceros katydid, is a

katydid Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, t ...

found in Central America. It belongs to a group known as the conehead katydids and can be identified by a horn-like projection on the center of its head. The horn is used to ward off attacks from hungry bats. Unlike most katydids, which are herbivores, the rhinoceros katydid is an omnivore, feeding on fruit, seeds, invertebrates and small lizards. Its lifespan is one to two years. It was first described in 1888 by

Alphonse Pictet Alphonse may refer to: * Alphonse (given name) * Alphonse (surname) * Alphonse Atoll, one of two atolls in the Seychelles' Alphonse Group See also *Alphons *Alfonso (disambiguation) Alfonso (and variants Alphonso, Afonso, Alphons, and Alphonse) i ...

in his ''Locustides Nouveaux ou peu connus de Musée de Genève'' (New or Little-known Locusts of the Geneva Museum).

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10459166 Conocephalinae Insects described in 1888 Orthoptera of South America