Phaneroptera nana, common name southern sickle bush-cricket, is a species in the family Tettigoniidae and subfamily Phaneropterinae. It has become an invasive species in California where it may be called the Mediterranean katydid.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mediterranean Katydid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Phaneroptera sparsa
- Phaneroptera quinquesignata
- Phaneroptera furcifera
- Phaneroptera brevis
- Ligocatinus spinatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Tettigoniidae
- Genus
- Phaneroptera
- Species
- Phaneroptera nana
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