California Angle-wing
Microcentrum californicum
The adult California Angle-wing is a leaf-mimicking katydid found in woodlands, chaparral edges, orchards, and gardens where broad foliage offers cover. It is mostly nocturnal, feeding on leaves and other plant material while staying motionless by day. Its broad green wings have angled margins and vein-like patterns that make the insect resemble a living leaf. Males produce rasping night calls by rubbing the forewings together, helping mates locate them in dense vegetation.
- Type
- Stealth
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- California Angle-wing