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Katydid

Insects

Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids or bush crickets, and were previously known as long-horned grasshoppers. More than 8,000 species are known, and as part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only living family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Omnivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

Agricultural or Structural Pest 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Partially Attested

Scientific Name

Tettigoniidae 1

Source gives family Tettigoniidae, not a single species

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

Filamentous antennae that may exceed body length 1

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Katydid

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Central African Republic

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Southern Africa

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Sources

1. Tettigoniidae

Lead paragraph
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids
Description
may be distinguished from the grasshopper by the length of their filamentous antennae
Ecology
Some are also considered pests by commercial crop growers and are sprayed to limit growth, but population densities are usually low, so a large economic impact is rare.
Article text
The diet of most tettigoniids includes leaves, flowers, bark, and seeds, but many species are exclusively predatory, feeding on other insects, snails, or even small vertebrates such as lizards.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)

Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ727919, descriptionView the Source

4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Wikidata: Katydid

Wikidata Q727919, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Child Taxon Of: Orthoptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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