There are many insects in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids) which are mimics of leaves.[1]

This type of camouflage occurs in several subfamilies, among others including:

Other unrelated insects adopting a similar camouflage strategy include the leaf insects.

References

  1. ↑ James L. Castner & David A. Nickle (1995). "Intraspecific color polymorphism in leaf-mimicking katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae: Pterochrozini)". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 4 (4): 99–103. JSTOR 3503464.
  2. ↑ Orthoptera species file (retrieved 13 January 2018)


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