9.15.26 Bridgeport, Chicago, IL

 Around 8.45 pm, fifteenth of September, 2026, my family and I went light-sheeting for moths in our backyard. Did we see any moths? No. But we did see an awesome Conehead Katydid, along with a few dozen gnats, non-biting midges, and mosquitoes.



Unidentified katydid in the Common Conehead genus (Neoconocephalus), likely the Robust Conehead

Such a cool insect!!!

Leg, wing, and ovipositor (egg-laying tube) detail, plus a photobomber

Leg and wing detail

Head, leg, and antennae detail, from the top

Head, leg, and antennae detail, from the side

Wing and leg detail

Cute lil' Potato Leafhopper. It and its fellow Potato Leafhoppers may well kill the potatoes my family and I are growing, but it's so cuuuuuute!!!!!!!!!!!


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