Pink Katydid in Tokoroa

[Anne]

In April 2025 I found the rare pink/red Katydid in Tokoroa in my garden on a plant with dark red leaves.

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[DianaStuder]

Bug report is to report problems with using iNat.

Bug as an insect is simply an iNat observation, not for the Forum.

[holocenedixie]

Well, this sure is a bug report if I’ve ever seen one.

Cool find!

[asteroidowl]

Also the coolest looking katydid I’ve ever seen - I didn’t know they came in pink!

but yes, please do post it to the regular iNaturalist site. I suspect you’ll have a bunch of confirming IDs quickly.

[phma]

Not a bug. Bugs are in the order Hemiptera; katydids are Orthoptera.

[asteroidowl]

this is the most iNat response ever

[thebeachcomber]

welcome to the forum

as others have noted, please create an account at www.inaturalist.org if you haven’t already, and post your photo there with location + date

the forum is for discussing iNaturalist-related topics