Biology:Neoconocephalus retusus

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Short description: Species of cricket-like animal

Neoconocephalus retusus
Cone Head, U, Face, MD, PG County 2013-08-23-16.06.07 ZS PMax (9593973511).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Neoconocephalus
Species:
N. retusus
Binomial name
Neoconocephalus retusus
(Scudder, 1878)

Neoconocephalus retusus, the round-tipped conehead, is a species of katydid or bush cricket in the family Tettigoniidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the eastern United States and southern Canada.[1][5]

male specimen, Maryland, United States

Adult round-tipped coneheads range from 37 to 52 mm in length, and are commonly found in wet grassy and weedy areas during August, September, and October.[4]

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Wikidata ☰ Q10596969 entry