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INSECTS

Slender Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus fasciatus

Insects
Native
Slender Meadow Katydid, photo 1 of 5
Slender Meadow Katydid, Nymph
Slender Meadow Katydid, Male
18–26 mmLength

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Tettigoniidae 18–26 mm long. Lives in fields and in conifers.

There are 86 observations of Slender Meadow Katydid in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Montréal and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  2. Montréal13
  3. Capitale-Nationale11
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  6. Lanaudière5
  7. Montérégie5
  8. Estrie5
  9. Laurentides4
  10. Mauricie4
  11. Outaouais4
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersTaskoff
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Similar species

Short-winged Meadow KatydidConocephalus brevipennis
Fork-tailed Bush KatydidScudderia furcata
Green-striped GrasshopperChortophaga viridifasciata
Common Meadow KatydidOrchelimum vulgare