Hemisaga denticulata
Common name: Common Sluggish Katydid
Meaning of name:
Unknown.
Distribution:
Reported from Exmouth in Western Australia, throughout the southwest and coastal areas to Adelaide in South Australia.
Description:
The katydids in the photographs had body lengths between 30 and 80 millimetres.
Notes:
The adults eat other insects.
We have photographed this katydid in September, October and December.
References:
Identification courtesy of David Knowles.
A Guide to the Katydids of Australia. David Rentz. 2010
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/26c234cf-9d6c-4be6-8ef3-8f5b055addb2
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