Leaf-mimic katydid

There are many insects in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids) which are mimics of leaves.[1] Amongst others, these include the "Pterochrozini" - previously a tribe, but now placed in its own subfamily Pterochrozinae.[2]

gollark: Is the market actually very widely used?
gollark: There's one from Egg Drop Soup; I prefer it, because it also tells whether you're locked or not.
gollark: I can never figure out whether I just need to hunt more, pick different biomes or refresh at different times.
gollark: I'm worried about xenowyrms myself.
gollark: Have you noticed the same stuff happening to other rare dragons?

References
  1. James L. Castner & David A. Nickle (1995). "Intraspecific color polymorphism in leaf-mimicking katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae: Pterochrozini)". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 4 (4): 99–103. JSTOR 3503464.
  2. Orthoptera species file (retrieved 13 January 2018)


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