Ancylecha fenestrata

(Fabricius, 1793)

Vernacular names
English : Malaysian leaf katydid
French : Sauterelle-feuille de Malaisie

Classification
Class : Insecta
Order : Orthoptera
Family : Tettigoniidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species grows to 8 cm in length. Adults have long green leaf-shaped wings with two rows of half black circles, edged white. First two pairs of legs brown, last pair green and brown. Legs are spiny. Head very small and brown.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South East Asia and is found mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and possibly nearby Thailand. Lives in bushy areas in forests and woodlands.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species hasn’t been listed by IUCN but according to field experts, it could be locally threatened by ongoing habitat loss within its range.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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