---
title: "Fork-tailed Bush Katydid"
description: "Scudderia furcata — Insectos y arañas. Scudderia furcata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae (\"katydids\"), in the order Orthoptera (\"grasshoppers, crickets, katydids\")."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/fork-tailed-bush-katydid
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fork-tailed Bush Katydid

> Scudderia furcata — Insectos y arañas. Scudderia furcata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids").

- Scientific name: *Scudderia furcata*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 32759
- Wikidata: [Q10664623](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10664623)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55957](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55957)

## Names

- en: Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
- fr: Sauterelle à fourche

## Countries with the most observations

US (6923), CA (972), MX (6)

## Summary

Scudderia furcata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids"). A common name for Scudderia furcata is fork-tailed bush katydid. The distribution range of Scudderia furcata includes North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scudderia_furcata

## Photo

![Fork-tailed Bush Katydid](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fork-tailed-bush-katydid/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kirstie S · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379897454

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fork-tailed-bush-katydid?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).