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title: "Greater Anglewing"
description: "Microcentrum rhombifolium — Insecten en spinnen. Microcentrum rhombifolium is a species of insect in the family Tettigoniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/greater-anglewing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Anglewing

> Microcentrum rhombifolium — Insecten en spinnen. Microcentrum rhombifolium is a species of insect in the family Tettigoniidae.

- Scientific name: *Microcentrum rhombifolium*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 19807
- Wikidata: [Q10584175](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10584175)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84752](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84752)

## Names

- en: Greater Anglewing
- es: Esperanza de alas angulares mayor
- fr: Sauterelle graines-de-citrouille

## Countries with the most observations

US (8396), CA (696), MX (83)

## Summary

Microcentrum rhombifolium is a species of insect in the family Tettigoniidae. Common names include greater angle-wing katydid, broad-winged katydid, and angular-winged katydid. They live across North America in trees and shrubs. Adults are active in late summer and autumn and have a "ticking" call. They have been reported to chew on the peels of citrus crops, resulting in minor damage.

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

## Photo

![Greater Anglewing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-anglewing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vasily Reinkymov · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140583522

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-anglewing?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).