hi all- this is my first post here. found the site while searching for insect id websites. i now know that isn't what the site is about but i thought i'd share my first photo and maybe get two things done at once :)
//www.gregrothschild.com/hosted/7-04p2/weehppr20.htm
that's the insect in question. i searched high and low this morning and couldn't find anything quite like it. Assasin bugs are similar but not quite right. any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks!
greg
thanks again KaDi- i have lots more bookmarks now. couldn't find an exact match, so i submitted a photo to this website: //buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/index.htm#Contrib (for them to use, and hopefully identify).
i'll let you know what i find.
greg
thanks again KaDi- i have lots more bookmarks now. couldn't find an exact match, so i submitted a photo to this website: //buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/index.htm#Contrib (for them to use, and hopefully identify).
i'll let you know what i find.
greg
wow! i step away from the computer for a little while and miss all these responses... this is a great site i found :)
thanks everyone. i'll post another photo asap.
greg
i received this info from Thomas Walker of the Singing Insects website:
Your wee hopper is the young nymph of a bush katydid (genus Scudderia). There are two species of bush katydids in California: the fork-tailed bush katydid (S. furcata) and the Mexican bush katydid (S. mexicana). The adults are generally plain green. You can see pictures of S. furcata adults at //buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/063a.htm and the distribution of S. mexicana at //buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/060a.htm .
I don't know how to tell the nymphs of these two species apart.
later on he told me he would ask around for an exact id but i won't get that answer 'til he returns from a trip in a couple weeks.
greg
edit:
did some searching- pretty sure it's furcata
