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Mecopoda elongata  (Linnaeus, 1758)


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Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Mecopodinae
Tribe: Mecopodini
Genus: Mecopoda
Species: elongata



  • Common names: Large Dry-leaf Katydid.
  • Distribution: India, China, Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Laen Kha N.P.), Mae Hong Son (Pai), Loei
  • Hosts: 
  • Additional notes: Many color forms. Attracted To Blacklight.
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Image locations

Images of Mecopoda elongata from Thailand.
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Mecopoda elongata (Walker, 1871) 80 mm Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum
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Mecopoda elongata (Walker, 1871) 80 mm Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum
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Mecopoda elongata (Walker, 1871) 80 mm Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum
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Mecopoda elongata (Walker, 1871) 80 mm Chaiyaphum
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Mecopoda elongata (Walker, 1871) Pai, Mae Hong Son, November 2015
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Mecopoda elongata (Walker, 1871) Loei, January 2017

References: 
Orthoptera Species File
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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