Giant Katydid

Stilpnochlora couloniana is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae, native to southeastern United States (Florida and Georgia; the only Steirodontini in the US), the Bahamas and Cuba. It is known as the giant katydid (a name also used for some other species) and it is the largest katydid in the United States, with an average length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in) in adult males and 7.8 cm (3.1 in) in adult females. Individuals from Cuba tend to grow 5–10% larger than those from the United States. They are sometimes kept as pets.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Giant 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

• Stilpnochlora quadrata
• Stilpnochlora thoracica
• Stilpnochlora nanna
• Arantia fasciata
• Stilpnochlora incisa

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Tettigoniidae

Genus

Stilpnochlora

Species

Stilpnochlora couloniana

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