13 February 2012

Camouflage


A remarkable adaptation - look at that ragged wing and the "woody" legs.  I presume it's a sort of leafhopper *(?), but I can't find an original credit via the source, or any other use via TinEye reverse image search.  A Google translation of the source text seems to indicate that it was photographed in Peru.

(See also this leaf insect).

* it's a "leaf katydid" (typophyllum) - and from the pix at the second link, perhaps they can change colors (?with the seasons?).  Hat tip to Lady Aritê gunê Akasa for the i.d.

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  1. Aritê gunê AkasaFebruary 13, 2012 at 3:51 PM

    It's some sort of katydid. Looks similar to the one from Costa Rica pictured here: http://www.ryanphotographic.com/crypsis.htm

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    1. MinnesotastanFebruary 13, 2012 at 7:39 PM

      You're absolutely correct. I found some more pix and a tentative identification of the group as "typophyllum." Info added to the post. Thank you.

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