Orophus tessellatus
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| Orophus tessellatus | |
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| In Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Genus: | Orophus |
| Species: | O. tessellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orophus tessellatus (Saussure, 1861) | |
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Orophus tessellatus, the false leaf katydid,[2] is a species of katydid native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.[1][3] It is in the large subfamily Phaneropterinae within the tribe Amblycoryphini.[1] Its coloring varies from brown to green, some with spots, mottling, or uniform in coloration.[4] The body length reaches 16 mm (0.63 in) in males and 22 mm (0.87 in) in females. The ovipositor is approximate 7 mm (0.28 in) in length.[3] The species is characterized by the size of the forewings and their "dirty" coloring.[3]
It was originally described in 1861 as Phylloptera (Orophus) tessellata.[5] The holotype is a female from Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][5] It is part of the Orophus tessellatus species group, which also contains the species Orophus andinus and Orophus conspersus.[6]