Copiphora rhinoceros
Copiphora rhinoceros, the rhinoceros katydid, is a katydid found in Central America.[1] It belongs to a group known as the conehead katydids and can be identified by a horn-like projection on the center of its head. The horn is used to ward off attacks from hungry bats.[2] Unlike most katydids, which are herbivores, the rhinoceros katydid is an omnivore, feeding on fruit, seeds, invertebrates and small lizards.[2] Its lifespan is one to two years.[2]
| Copiphora rhinoceros | |
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| Male | |
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| Female with prominent ovipositor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | Copiphora |
| Species: | C. rhinoceros |
| Binomial name | |
| Copiphora rhinoceros Pictet, 1888 | |
It was first described in 1888 by Alphonse Pictet in his Locustides Nouveaux ou peu connus de Musée de Genève (New or Little-known Locusts of the Geneva Museum).[3]
References
- Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "species Copiphora rhinoceros Pictet, 1888". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Cincinnati Zoo Invertebrates". Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- Pictet, A. (1888). "Locustides Nouveaux ou peu connus de Musée de Genève". Memoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève. 30 (6). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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