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Katydid Caedicia simplex.Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Tettigoniidae
Te Rahi
- E 42 mm te roa, me te uru mai anō o ngā parirau ki tēnei inenga.
Size range
- Length 42 mm including wings
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa me Ahitereiria.
- Kitea nuitia ai i te māra.
Distribution
- NZ and Australia
- Common in gardens
Te Huringa Ora
- He uaua te kite i a ia e piri ana ki te mauwha, ki te rākau.
- Kai ai i ngā rau o ngā tipu.
- Tangi ai i te ahiahi–pō, heoi, he āhua ngoikore tana kitā.
Life history
- Well camouflaged on shrubs
- Eats foliage
- Makes a feeble chirp in the evening
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