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Gum Leaf Katydid -
Torbia viridissimaEven the elytra are green-veined.
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See the Chew family's charming, informative, and extensively illustrated page about these katydids, complete with pictures and an account of egg-laying,
here. It is part of their always fascinating Brisbane Insects site.
I'd never seen a katydid this large, but found the one above on a forest path–and like
sometime revolutions, another one just moments and metres away.
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