Leaf Katydid #3
At lights in upper Kerio Valley, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya, December 2014. Males have long wings and clasping-type genetalia.
Katydids when upon a shrub or tree are virtually invisible due to their great resemblance to the leaves themselves. Note the very long, flagella-like antennae: also known as long-horn grasshoppers as a result. Food is mostly leaves and buds. The specimen shown here is a male and is a capable flier. The leaf katydids are more slender and usually have longer wings than true katydids, Pseudophyllinae.