Aglaothorax ovata

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Aglaothorax ovata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Tribe: Nedubini
Genus: Aglaothorax
Species:
A. ovata
Binomial name
Aglaothorax ovata
(Scudder, 1899)

Aglaothorax ovata, commonly known as the ovate shieldback or ovate shield-back katydid, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] They are 25-40 mm in length and tend to be green and yellow, sometimes with brown mottling. They have short wings and thick shields on their thorax. Adults are active in late summer and fall. [5]

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Aglaothorax ovata: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aglaothorax ovata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Aglaothorax ovata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Aglaothorax ovata (Scudder, 1899)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ↑ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 98. ISBN   9780520288744.


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