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Lesser Angle-winged Katydid
Photos © Kim Hosen; suburban backyard, Woodbridge, VA; September 2010    

Lesser Angle-winged Katydid
Microcentrum retinerve
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

Size: 44-53 mm

Season: July-September, or November; overwinter as eggs

Predators include birds, bats, spiders, frogs, snakes, and other insect-eaters.