Missouri Animals Short-winged meadow katydid   (Conocephalus brevipennis) Arthropoda: Insecta: Orthoptera Native North American insect Habitat: wet fields Diet: grass, forbs ID Features: dark brown body with long legs Natural History: The Short-winged meadow katydid grows to about 14 mm long and lives in short grasses and forbs in wet fields. It sings both day and night, feeding on the leaves of grasses and forbs.

The graphics, text, and sound are from: Singing Insects of Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.