Scudderia furcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 is a animal in the Tettigoniidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scudderia furcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Scudderia furcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Scudderia furcata, the fork-tailed bush katydid, is a North American katydid whose nymphs are citrus pests.

Family
Genus
Scudderia
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scudderia furcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Scudderia furcata was formally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1878. It is a species of katydid belonging to the family Tettigoniidae and the order Orthoptera, which also includes grasshoppers and crickets. Its common name is the fork-tailed bush katydid. This species can be found across North America. Nymphs of Scudderia furcata are known to act as pests that damage citrus fruit.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Scudderia

More from Tettigoniidae

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

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