Orthoptera of North Carolina
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Amblycorypha oblongifolia (De Geer, 1773) - Oblong-Winged Katydid


Taxonomy
Family: Tettigoniidae Subfamily: Phaneropterinae Tribe: Amblycoryphini
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images,  iNaturalist, GBIFSINA 007a.htm                                                                                  
Structural Features: Very similar to carinata but males have a stridulatory field that is much larger in area than the pronotum; in carinata, it is similar in extent (Rehn and Hebard, 1914). The ovipositor is regularly arcuate, armed with teeth along the margins; in carinata, the ovipositor is straighter and the teeth are smaller (Rehn and Hebard, 1914).
Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Simpson Eason
Durham Co.
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