Creosote bush katydid (Insara covilleae)

Insara covilleae
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Phaneropterinae
Tribe:	Insarini
Genus:	Insara
Scientific name
Insara covilleae Rehn & Hebard, 1914
Geography
Native countries:
Mexico United States
Sound
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The Creosote bush katydid (Insara covilleae) is a species of cricket or katydid in the subfamily Phaneropterinae (bush katydids).

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Identification

Identification resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
Singing Insects of North America				View URL

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceInsara covilleae

Traits

Habitat

Herbicole

Activity

Nocturnal

Sound

Stridulation

Flight

Strong flier

Life cycle

Adults present

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Hatching

EarlyLate

Very early to early

Associated organizations

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
Singing Insects of North America				View URL

Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

• Susan Fawcett — 2 specimens collected
• Ken Robert Schneider — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

• Tyler Grant — 18 specimens identified
• Susan Fawcett — 2 specimens identified
• Ken Robert Schneider — 1 specimen identified

References

Taxon identifiers

BugGuideCalPhotosCatalogue of LifeCONABIOEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistIRMNGITIS TSNOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)Xeno-canto