Listen to the spotted Meadow Katydid
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About the spotted Meadow Katydid
The spotted Meadow Katydid is a insect in the family Tettigoniidae (order Orthoptera). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the spotted Meadow Katydid sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
Conocephalus maculatus is a species of bush cricket in the cone head subgenus Anisoptera. It has a widespread distribution in Africa southern and South-East Asia and is a pest of millets and maize in Northeast India. During the summer of 2008, a large swarm severely damaged millet and maize crops in Manipur and Nagaland.
Related insects in the genus Conocephalus
More from the family Tettigoniidae
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Sickle-bearing bush-cricket
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Dark bush-cricket
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Roesel's bush-cricket
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Oak bush cricket
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Sierra Nevadan Saddle Bush-cricket
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Speckled bush-cricket
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Frequently asked questions
What does a spotted Meadow Katydid sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the spotted Meadow Katydid on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
Is the spotted Meadow Katydid endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the spotted Meadow Katydid as “least concern”.
What family does the spotted Meadow Katydid belong to?
The spotted Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus maculatus) belongs to the family Tettigoniidae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 598 24 Conocephalus maculatus 671r24 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q7780078 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Conocephalus maculatus – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by heikindai_87 – CC0 1.0