Spotted Katydid - Ephippitytha trigintiduoguttata
Family TETTIGONIIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about Spotted katydids that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. Spotted Katydids are also known as Mottled Katydids.
- Male, body length 65mm, in our backyard.
- We sometimes find this katydid in our backyard. The katydid in the above pictures were found on a shop display window during the day in mid summer. We brought it home, put it in our backyard and took those pictures.
- The Spotted Katydid is a large insects. It is green in colour with brown spots on wings resemble chewed leaf.
- Spotted Katydids are common in Brisbane although seldom seen. They live on top of gum trees and feed on gum leaves. Male makes short soft calls at night.
- This looks like the Spotted Katydid nymph but we are not sure. Next time we found it we will keep one and raise to become adult to verify this.
