[NatureNS] Grasshopper ID

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From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:28:32 -0300
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Hi Jeannie & Rick,

It is certainly a Bush-Katydid (Scudderia) (true Katydids are in the  
genus Pterophylla), but probably not S. f. furcata Brunner, which is  
the scarcest of the three species of Bush-Katydids in the province,  
and is principally found in south-western Nova Scotia. The commonest  
species is Scudderia pistillata Brunner, the so-called Broad-winged  
Bush-Katydid which is common and widespread throughout the province.

http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/066pmfunk.jpg

Scudderia curvicauda (DeGeer), the Curve-tailed Bush-Katydid, is much  
less abundant than S. pistillata, but is also generally distributed  
in the province.

http://bugguide.net/images/cache/ 
2LFLWLYLOLQR0HPRQHPRKHERDLSZCLSZSH4ROLXZUL7ZHHPRRH0R2L0ZTLGRCLSZLHIZHHQZ 
BLIZDLQZKHMZWLMZ.jpg

All three species feed on vegetation and tend to favour moist or  
marshy environments.

Cheers!

Chris

On 20-Aug-06, at 7:16 PM, Rick Ballard wrote:

> It is a Katydid. Possibly a Fork-Tailed Katydid ( Scudderia furcata  )
> http://www.toledo-bend.us/enlarge.shtml?caption=Fork-
> tailed+Katydid&pic=gallery/bugs/IMG_36154w
>
> From the Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and  
> Spiders:
> 	Habitat: Woodlands and Forests	
> 	Range: ... to limit of deciduous trees in Canada
>
>
> Maybe also
> 	Eastern Curve Tailed Bush Katydid
> 	" same size, has narrower, tapering fore wings"
>
>
> From:           	"Jeannie" <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca>
> To:             	<naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject:        	[NatureNS] Grasshopper ID
> Date sent:      	Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:53:04 -0300
> Send reply to:  	naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
>> Hi,
>> Was wondering if anyone could ID this grasshopper for me. I  
>> remember as a
>> kid catching lots of them,but, I do not remember seeing one this  
>> green.
>> Thank you
>> http://community.webshots.com/photo/ 
>> 551572305/2211549800025930195oAIvdb
>> Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury
>>
>> Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton
>>
>>
>> jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Rick Ballard
> Torbay, Newfoundland, Canada
> http://www.ideaphore.com

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(902) 424-6435   Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Jeannie &amp; Rick,<DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">It is certainly a Bush-Katydid =
(<I>Scudderia</I>) (true Katydids are in the genus <I>Pterophylla</I>), =
but probably not <I>S. f. furcata</I> Brunner, which is the scarcest of =
the three species of Bush-Katydids in the province, and is principally =
found in south-western Nova Scotia. The commonest species is =
<I>Scudderia pistillata</I> Brunner, the so-called Broad-winged =
Bush-Katydid which is common and widespread throughout the =
province.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><I><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></I></DIV><DIV><A =
href=3D"http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/066pmfunk.jpg">http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/0=
66pmfunk.jpg</A><I></I></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span"><I>Scudderia curvicauda</I> (DeGeer), the =
Curve-tailed Bush-Katydid, is much less abundant than <I>S. =
pistillata</I>, but is also generally distributed in the =
province.=A0</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A =
href=3D"http://bugguide.net/images/cache/2LFLWLYLOLQR0HPRQHPRKHERDLSZCLSZS=
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de.net/images/cache/2LFLWLYLOLQR0HPRQHPRKHERDLSZCLSZSH4ROLXZUL7ZHHPRRH0R2L=
0ZTLGRCLSZLHIZHHQZBLIZDLQZKHMZWLMZ.jpg</A></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">All three species feed on vegetation and tend =
to favour moist or marshy environments.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers!</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV=
>On 20-Aug-06, at 7:16 PM, Rick Ballard wrote:</DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">It is a Katydid. Possibly a Fork-Tailed Katydid ( =
Scudderia furcata<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =
</SPAN>)</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A =
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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=46rom =
the Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and =
Spiders:</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</SPAN>Habitat: Woodlands and =
Forests<SPAN class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	=
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
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trees in Canada</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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