[Pacific Northwest Insects]
Pacific Northwest Katydids
Katydid on Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala at Sunrise,
Mt Rainier National Park, Aug. 23, 1996.
Katydids are long-horned grasshoppers,
so called due to their long, thin antennae. They get their name from their song,
which sounds like "katydid". Most are bright green in coloration, and they can
be as large as thumb-sized. Most live in trees, but some live in meadows. The
nymphs generally lack wings, while the adults have wings longer than their bodies.
Both the nymphs and adults feed on plant materials, although some feed on other
insects. The katydids generally do little damage to crops unlike their cousins
the grasshoppers.
Paul Slichter