An American Shieldback in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/24/2019). Verified by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
An American Shieldback in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/24/2019). Verified by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
An American Shieldback in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2019).
An American Shieldback in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2019).
A female American Shieldback in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2012).
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A male American Shieldback in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/22/2014).
American Shieldback in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2019). (c) Danielle Aube, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
American Shieldback in Washington Co., Maryland (7/13/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An American Shieldback in Allegany Co., Maryland (10/9/2017).
An American Shieldback in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2017).
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An American Shieldback in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/24/2019). Verified by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
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An American Shieldback in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/24/2019). Verified by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
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An American Shieldback in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2019).
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An American Shieldback in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2019).
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Emilio Concari.
A female American Shieldback in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2012).
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A male American Shieldback in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/22/2014).
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American Shieldback in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2019). (c) Danielle Aube, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
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American Shieldback in Washington Co., Maryland (7/13/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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An American Shieldback in Allegany Co., Maryland (10/9/2017).
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An American Shieldback in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2017).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Atlanticus americanus | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Tribe: | Drymadusini |
| Genus: | Atlanticus |
| Species: | A. americanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Atlanticus americanus (Saussure, 1859)
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Atlanticus americanus, known generally as the American shieldback or American shield-bearer, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]
Subspecies
[edit]These two subspecies belong to the species Atlanticus americanus:
- Atlanticus americanus americanus (Saussure, 1859)
- Atlanticus americanus hesperus Hebard, 1934
References
[edit]- ^ "Atlanticus americanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Atlanticus americanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Atlanticus americanus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Atlanticus americanus (Saussure, 1859)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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