Mecopoda niponensis
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Mecopoda niponensis (the Nippon Giant Katydid) is a large species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is native to East Asia, including Japan, China, and Korea. This insect is notable for its size (up to 60 mm) and its distinctive, loud, sustained nightly calling song produced by the males through stridulation.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Orthoptera | |
| family | Tettigoniidae | |
| subfamily | Mecopodinae | |
| genus | Mecopoda | |
| species | M. niponensis |