Sphex-lucae-prey

Guides

• Insara elegans

  Elegant Bush Katydid

  Insara elegans, commonly known as the elegant bush katydid, is a phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. The species occurs in western North America, with records from Mexico and several southwestern U.S. states including Arizona, California, Colorado, and Nevada. It is recognized as prey of the digger wasp Sphex lucae, which paralyzes katydids to provision its nest. Two subspecies have been described: I. e. elegans and I. e. consuetipes.

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