Microcentrum rhombifolium

Microcentrum rhombifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Genus: Microcentrum
Species:
M. rhombifolium
Binomial name
Microcentrum rhombifolium
(Saussure, 1859)

Microcentrum rhombifolium is a species of insect in the family Tettigoniidae. Common names include greater angle-wing katydid, broad-winged katydid, and angular-winged katydid. They live across North America in trees and shrubs. Adults are active in late summer and autumn and have a "ticking" call. They have been reported to chew on the peels of citrus crops, resulting in minor damage.

Description

Microcentrum rhombifolium have a green, leaf-like appearance with long, threadlike antennae and feet divided into four segments. Adults reach 50–65 millimetres (2.0–2.6 in) in length and are rhombus-shaped.

Microcentrum rhombifolium

M. rhombifolium looks similar to M. retinerve, but the two species may be distinguished by the shape of their pronota. In M. rhombifolium, the front edge of the pronotum has a small bump in the middle. M. retinerve does not have this bump.

References

  1. 1 2 bugguide.net Microcentrum rhombifolium species information.
  2. 1 2 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. ↑ Insects of the Texas Lost Pines (W.L. Moody, Jr., Natural History Series, No. 33), Stephen W. Taber, Scott B. Fleenor. 2003. M University Press.
  4. ↑ Encyclopedia of Life Microcentrum rhombifolium species overview.
  5. 1 2 Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780520288744.
  6. ↑ Griffiths, J. T. (December 1952). "Some Biological Notes on Katydids in Florida Citrus Groves". The Florida Entomologist. 35 (4): 134–138 – via JSTOR.
  7. ↑ "greater angle-wing katydid". dnr.illinois.gov. Archived from the original on 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Katydids". University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. University of California. March 2025. Archived from the original on 10 January 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.

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