Insect Observations

Body length approximately 10 cm, large and robust, ranking among the largest in the katydid group. Entire body green, with the basal half of the forewing costa white

Gardena is a genus of thread-legged bugs in the subfamily Emesinae. It is the second-largest genus in the tribe Emesini. Presently there are 46 described species.

The Japanese camel cricket, Diestrammena japanica is a species of camel cricket native to Japan. Outside of its native range, specifically in the eastern United States, it is recognized as an invasive species.

Gryllus bimaculatus is a species of cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae. Most commonly known as the two-spotted cricket, it has also been called the "African" or "Mediterranean field cricket", although its recorded distribution also includes much of Asia, including China and Indochina through to Borneo. It can be discriminated from other Gryllus species by the two dot-like marks on the base of its wings.

The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.

a genus of common barklice in the family Psocidae. There are at least 20 described species in Cerastipsocus

They are famous for their aposematic (warning) coloration, which signals to potential predators that they are dangerous or unpalatable. The body is predominantly jet black, providing a stark contrast. The legs, antennae, and the edges of the connexivum (the exposed abdominal segments) are vividly marked with bright orange or red. The forewings (hemelytra) are black with a distinctive large, central red-orange spot or blotch.

The Machaerotidae (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea) comprise a small, distinct and interesting group of insects mainly inhabiting the Old World tropics.

Large in size, with a body length of 50–75 mm (to the wing tips). The body is brown or green. The top of the head, both sides of the pronotum, and the folded areas of the forewings are yellowish-brown.

The Oecanthidae are a recently (2022) restored family of crickets based on the type genus Oecanthus Serville, 1831. They include "tree crickets", "anomalous crickets" and "bush crickets" (American usage) and can be found in warmer parts of most of the world (not the northern Palaearctic, Nearctic or Antarctica).

Not every insect on a mountain has a well-known story. Eucoptaspis is a genus of katydids (family Tettigoniidae) that most field guides barely mention, which …

Medium-sized, mostly yellowish-brown, with a few in pale green. Antennae extremely long, several times the body length. Vertex blunt and rounded, lacking lateral carinae.