''Stilpnochlora'' is a genus of phaneropterine katydids in the family

Tettigoniidae Insects in the family (biology), family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the subo ...

, native to tropical and subtropical parts of the

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. There are about 15 described species in ''Stilpnochlora''. They are relatively large, leaf-like katydids that are mostly green, between long depending on exact species, and females generally reach a larger size than males of the same species; '' S. couloniana'' is the largest katydid in the United States (no other member of the tribe Steirodontini occurs north of Mexico or the Caribbean islands). Although some species in this genus have features that allow for relatively easy identification, several are very similar and can only be distinguished after a careful examination of certain morphological details (their distributions are often useful, too). As far as known, ''Stilpnochlora'' and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely

herbivorous A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main component of its diet. These more broadly also encompass animals that eat n ...

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