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A very large bright green katydid with wings shaped like a broad tropical leaf. It is one of the largest katydids in South America, with females reaching 80 mm in body length. Males produce loud stridulatory calls at night to attract mates.
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Its leaf mimicry is so convincing that it even replicates the translucent quality of a real leaf when backlit by sunlight.