Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907) is a animal in the Tettigoniidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907)

Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907)

Neobarrettia spinosa is a katydid species native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, found in arid woodlands and deserts.

Family
Genus
Neobarrettia
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907)

Neobarrettia spinosa, which has the scientific name Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907), has several common names: the greater arid-land katydid, red eyed katydid (also called red eyed devil), and giant Texas katydid. It is a katydid species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This species lives in oak-juniper woodlands and arid-land deserts that contain mesquites or other types of brush.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Neobarrettia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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