''Amblycorypha oblongifolia'', the oblong-winged katydid, is a species of insect of the family

Tettigoniidae 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 ...

(katydids or bush-crickets).

Appearance

The oblong-winged katydid is either green, tan, pink, or a dark tan or orange. Green is the most common amongst this species of katydid. Pink and tan are rare, but dark tan or orange is very rare. The origin of the unusual color stem from genetics, not from gender, age, or environment. The color is apparent from birth, and throughout their life.

Distribution

The oblong-winged katydid is common throughout the northeast of

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

, but also can be found in the Midwest.

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20081011034925/http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/007a.htm *http://bugguide.net/node/view/71210/bgpage * *http://content.denison.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/insectary3&CISOPTR=640&CISOBOX=1&REC=3 *http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/01/16/oblong-winged-katydid-orange-tan-morph/ *http://msucares.com/newsletters/pests/gloworm/2008/glow0508.pdf {{Taxonbar, from=Q4741559 Tettigoniidae Insects described in 1773 Taxa named by Charles De Geer