Torbia perficita - a large katydid which is a frequent visitor to lightsheets in mid autumn. We reared this species from the egg right through to adulthood on eucalypt foliage. You can read the full story in our blog Growing Up.

The adults lay their eggs in a row on a eucalypt stem in autumn and probably die soon thereafter. The eggs overwinter in a state of arrested development, called diapause, and hatch in late October. They reach the adult stage in mid-late January.