Tessellana tessellata

Tessellana tessellata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Tettigoniidea
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Tettigoniinae
Genus: Tessellana
Species: T. tessellata
Binomial name
Tessellana tessellata
(Charpentier 1825)

Tessellana tessellata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids").[1][2] Common names are "brown-spotted bush-cricket" and "tessellated shieldback".[3] [2]

Tessellana tessellata
Tessellana tessellata

References

  1. bugguide.net Tessellana tessellata species information.
  2. 1 2 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. Encyclopedia of Life Tessellana tessellata species overview.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.


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