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There are many insects in the family Tettigoniidae (bush crickets or katydids) which are mimics of leaves.

This type of camouflage occurs in several subfamilies, among others including:

• Pterochrozinae
• Phaneropterinae
• Pseudophyllinae

Other unrelated insects adopting a similar camouflage strategy include the leaf insects.

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• Typophyllum laciniosum, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
• Aegimia elongata
• Pycnopalpa bicordata, Trinidad
• Onomarchus kanara

References

1. James L. Castner & David A. Nickle (1995). "Intraspecific color polymorphism in leaf-mimicking katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae: Pterochrozini)". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 4 (4): 99–103. JSTOR 3503464.
2. Orthoptera species file (retrieved 13 January 2018)

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