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giant false-leaf katydid
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giant false-leaf katydid

Pseudophyllus titan
BirdNET IDBN10561
Taxon groupInsecta
iNat observations407
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

Pseudophyllus titan, the giant false leaf katydid (a name also used for a few other species), is a species of leaf-mimic bush-cricket of the subfamily Pseudophyllinae found in the canopy of tropical forests in Mainland Southeast Asia, Sindh, Pakistan, Bangladesh (the species' type locality is Sylhet), northeastern India (Assam and Nagaland), and southernmost China (Yunnan). It is among the largest species in the genus Pseudophyllus, which also makes it one of the world's largest Orthoptera, with a typical length of 13 cm (5.1 in) from head to tip of the folded wings and a wingspan of c. 23 cm (9.1 in). Like many other species of crickets and grasshoppers, the male is capable of stridulation, producing a relatively loud and distinctive, bird-like chirp; it usually stridulates ("sings") at night. Commercialized framed specimens sold to insect collectors can often be found under the name "Sasuma grasshopper". In some parts of its range, it is sometimes roasted and eaten as a snack.

Common Names (3 locales)

en giant false-leaf katydid
ja キョジンツユムシ
zh-CN 巨拟叶螽

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#547515
Macaulay Libraryt-12155786
GBIF1693089
NCBI1982315