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Wasp katydids
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Wasp katydids

Aganacris

Aganacris is a genus of leaf katydids in the tribe Scudderiini. They are known for mimicking wasps of the families Pompilidae and Sphecidae and typically have orange/black coloration. Hymenopteran models for Batesian mimicry vary across sex and developmental stages.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Aganacris velutina

speciesAganacris velutina

Aganacris nitida

speciesAganacris nitida

Aganacris sphex

speciesAganacris sphex

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 481887.