Missouri Animals Black-legged katydid   (Orchelimum nigripes) Arthropoda: Insecta: Orthoptera Native North American insect Habitat: wet meadows, shrubby swampy areas Diet: leaves of grass and forbs ID Features: green wings and black legs Natural History: The Black-legged katydid grows to 21 mm in length.
The graphics, text, and sound are from: Singing Insects of Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.