Amblycorypha oblongifolia

Amblycorypha oblongifolia, the oblong-winged katydid, is a species of insect of the family Tettigoniidae (katydids or bush-crickets).

Amblycorypha oblongifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Phaneropterinae
Genus:	Amblycorypha
Species:	A. oblongifolia
Binomial name
Amblycorypha oblongifolia (De Geer, 1773)

Watercolour painting of a pink katydid by Ann Lee painted between 1770 and 1790

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.

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  Frontal view
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  Wing
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  Pink form
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Distribution

The oblong-winged katydid is common throughout the northeast of North America, 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
• ""Amblycorypha oblongifolia"". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• http://content.denison.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/insectary3&CISOPTR=640&CISOBOX=1&REC=3%5B%5D
• http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/01/16/oblong-winged-katydid-orange-tan-morph/
• http://msucares.com/newsletters/pests/gloworm/2008/glow0508.pdf