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Katydids

Tettigoniidae · 15 species

In Québec, the family Tettigoniidae (order Orthoptera) counts 15 species of insects. The stars? Roesel's Bush-cricket, Oblong-winged Katydid and Short-winged Meadow Katydid, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 12 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie12
  2. Outaouais11
  3. Estrie10
  4. Lanaudière10
  5. Mauricie9
  6. Montréal9
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  9. Laurentides8
  10. Capitale-Nationale7
  11. Centre-du-Québec7
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  14. Laval3
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2

Katydids 15

Orthoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Tettigoniidae
All61Acrididae27Tettigoniidae15Tetrigidae5Trigonidiidae5Oecanthidae4Gryllidae3Rhaphidophoridae2
Roesel's Bush-cricket245 observations
Oblong-winged Katydid233 observations
Short-winged Meadow Katydid153 observations
Northern Bush Katydid148 observations
Slender Meadow Katydid86 observations
Broad-winged Bush Katydid73 observations
Fork-tailed Bush Katydid37 observations
Black-sided Meadow Katydid20 observations
Long-tailed Meadow Katydid17 observations
Sword-bearing Conehead14 observations
Gladiator Meadow Katydid10 observations
Treetop Bush Katydid8 observations
Curve-tailed Bush Katydid2 observations
Common Meadow KatydidOrchelimum vulgare
Texas Bush KatydidScudderia texensis