Fork-tailed Bush Katydid

Scudderia furcata · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Tettigoniidae

Also called: Forktailed Bush Katydid

Damages trees, gardens or crops. The nymphs can damage citrus fruit by feeding on them.

Scudderia furcata is found in North America. Its young stages feed on citrus fruit, often biting each fruit once before moving on.

What it eats

Nymphs feed on citrus fruit and can be pests of those crops. Each nymph typically bites a fruit only once before moving to another.

It occurs throughout North America.

Recorded in 49 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Massachusetts, New York, California, Illinois, Utah, Maryland, Ohio.

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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

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Source: GBIF

Does the fork-tailed bush katydid damage citrus crops?

Yes, the nymphs feed on citrus fruit and can cause damage by biting each fruit once.

Where is Scudderia furcata found?

It is native to North America.

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.