Fork-tailed Bush Katydid

Scudderia furcata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids"). A common name for Scudderia furcata is fork-tailed bush katydid. The distribution range of Scudderia furcata includes North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Fork-tailed Bush 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

• Scudderia mexicana
• Scudderia fasciata
• Scudderia curvicauda
• Scudderia texensis
• Ligocatinus spinatus
• Scudderia pistillata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Tettigoniidae

Genus

Scudderia

Species

Scudderia furcata

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