A male Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2014).

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A Handsome Meadow Katydid in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/2/2016).

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A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Howard Co., Maryland (9/30/2013). <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparrowbon/10040397285/in/pool-2107171@N23/' target=' blank' class='darkerText'>Watch video</a>. (Photo ID: 8621 - Psn: 20)

A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Howard Co., Maryland (9/30/2013). Watch video.

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A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Kent Co., Maryland (9/19/2014).

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A Handsome Meadow Katydid in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/8/2015).

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A female Handsome Meadow Katydid at Jug Bay, Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2007).

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A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Kent Co., Maryland (9/7/2015). Verified by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.

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A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/12/2013).

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A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/13/2013).

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A male Handsome Meadow Katydid in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2011).

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A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/9/2014).

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Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 308946 - Psn: 45)

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Handsome Meadow Katydid in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017).

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Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/13/2019). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 251707 - Psn: 66)

Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/13/2019). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2014). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 252338 - Psn: 66)

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A Handsome Meadow Katydid in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/16/2017).

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Handsome Meadow Katydid in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) kdw808, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 301283 - Psn: 155)

Handsome Meadow Katydid in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) kdw808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2017).

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Handsome Meadow Katydid calling in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). - Jim Brighton.

Status

Very common from late summer through fall on the coastal plain. Appears to be more common along the edges of open freshwater wet areas.

Description

The blue eyes and reddish hind leg coloration is diagnostic for Handsome Meadow Katydid. Similar Black-legged Meadow Katydid has red eyes and dark/black hind legs.

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A male Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2014). View Record Details Media by Brandon Woo.

A Handsome Meadow Katydid in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Howard Co., Maryland (9/30/2013). Watch video. View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Kent Co., Maryland (9/19/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Martin.

A Handsome Meadow Katydid in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/8/2015). View Record Details Media by Keith Eric Costley.

A female Handsome Meadow Katydid at Jug Bay, Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2007). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Kent Co., Maryland (9/7/2015). Verified by Brandon Woo/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/12/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/13/2013). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A male Handsome Meadow Katydid in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/16/2011). View Record Details Media by Philip Brody.

A female Handsome Meadow Katydid in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/9/2014). View Record Details Media by Regina Kreger.

Handsome Meadow Katydid in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017). View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/13/2019). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

A Handsome Meadow Katydid in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/16/2017). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

Handsome Meadow Katydid in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) kdw808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by kdw808 via iNaturalist.

A Handsome Meadow Katydid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/8/2017). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.