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Katydids (Tettigoniidae)

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Katydids (Tettigoniidae)

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Anthophiloptera dryas at Laguna, NSW - 1 Nov 2025 by perronstreefrog

Nanodectes harpax (Small shield-back katydid) by clarehoneydove

Coptaspis brevipennis (A katydid) at Braemar, NSW - 12 Apr 2025 by Curiosity

Austrodectes monticolus (Australian shield-back katydid) at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by Miranda

Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Bundanoon, NSW - 11 Jan 2025 by Curiosity

Narea sp. (genus) (A katydid) at Palerang, NSW - 7 Jan 2025 by Csteele4

Paraphisis tryonensis (spider katydid) at Stanmore, QLD - 28 Dec 2024 by trevorpreston

Tinzeda (genus) (A katydid) at Bungendore, NSW - 25 Dec 2024 by clarehoneydove

Latest sightings

Acripeza reticulata at Ballyroe, NSW - 28 Oct 2025 by TwoRivers

Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Richardson, ACT - 30 Oct 2025 by KaiDewPHD

Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Bruce, ACT - 31 Oct 2025 by AlisonMilton

Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid) at Acton, ACT - 31 Oct 2025 by TimL

Anthophiloptera dryas at Laguna, NSW - 1 Nov 2025 by perronstreefrog

Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid) at Bruce, ACT - 31 Oct 2025 by AlisonMilton

Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid) at Ainslie, ACT - 30 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Harrison, ACT - 22 Oct 2025 by Cheesey

Tettigoniidae (family) (Unidentified katydid) at Preston, VIC - 24 Oct 2025 by grasshopper15

Conocephalus sp. (genus) (A Tussock Katydid) at Downer, ACT - 19 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Lanitza, NSW - 14 Oct 2025 by Carolina

Zaprochilus australis (Twig-mimic katydid) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Caedicia simplex (Common Garden Katydid) at Canyonleigh, NSW - 11 Oct 2025 by blacksheep

Conocephalus sp. (genus) (A Tussock Katydid) at Russell, ACT - 9 Oct 2025 by Hejor1

Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Bungendore, NSW - 9 Oct 2025 by clarehoneydove

Chlorodectes baldersoni (A katydid) by clarehoneydove

Chlorodectes sp. (genus) by Dron

Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Franklin, ACT - 8 Oct 2025 by chriselidie

Nanodectes harpax (Small shield-back katydid) by clarehoneydove

Lanciana montana (Montane Ground Shield-back) at Kingsdale, NSW - 7 Oct 2025 by trevorpreston

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Discussion

RogerF wrote:

4 Nov 2025

It seems to be missing one antenna, the white filament. I've never seen one as it is coastal from Cairns to Batemans Bay with very few scattered records.

Anthophiloptera dryas

HelenCross wrote:

3 Nov 2025

Wow - took me a while to work out what was going on here!

Anthophiloptera dryas

RogerF wrote:

2 Nov 2025

The balsam beast - a good find. In the subfamily Zaprochilinae

Anthophiloptera dryas

VanessaC wrote:

1 Nov 2025

Good spotting!!

Anthophiloptera dryas

RogerF wrote:

30 Oct 2025

Great news. Flowers are best also lettuce

Tettigoniidae (family)

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