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Clonia sp1 katydid. © CI/Piotr Nascrecki
© Piotr Naskrecki
 

Clonia sp1

This katydid species is only the second ever recorded from the small mountainous country of Lesotho. It is potentially new to science and can be found at high elevations 2600 metres (8530 ft) on rocky slopes with shrubby vegetation.

This katydid feeds and hunts other katydids and insects – and will often sit-and-wait during the daylight hours with its outstretched legs waiting to pounce on its prey.

Scientific Name

Clonia sp1

Where

Lesotho, Southern Africa.

When

2008

Field Notes

This is a small ranged species.

Finder

Piotr Naskrecki (Conservation International)

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