South-texas-endemic

Guides

• Microcentrum minus

  Texas Angle-wing Katydid, Texas Anglewing

  Microcentrum minus, commonly known as the Texas Angle-wing Katydid, is the smallest species in the genus Microcentrum. It is a leaf-mimicking katydid found only in extreme south Texas, making it the most geographically restricted member of its genus in the United States. Like other angle-wing katydids, it exhibits cryptic green coloration and produces sound through stridulation.

  katydidTettigoniidaeOrthopteracrypticleaf-mimicsouth-Texas-endemicrestricted-rangeMicrocentrumangle-wingstridulation