Tettigoniidae
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Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called bush crickets (in the UK), katydids(in the USA), or long-horned grasshoppers(mostly obsolete). More than 6,400 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. Primarily nocturnal in habit, with strident mating calls, many katydids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.
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Common garden katydid | Mecopoda nipponensis | Hexacentrus unicolor | Leaf-mimic katydid |