Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Large Green Insect in Eastern MA, USA?, 1 by arlyn

arlyn wrote:
Greetings! A friend of mine found this beast in her yard, asked me what it is, and I'm at a loss for an answer. UC Berkeley's BioKey site (http://biokeys.berkeley.edu/inverts/insecta.html) was helpful in narrowing it down, but I thought perhaps someone here might have a specific answer? It measures about 1.5" (3.8cm) and was spotted in eastern Massachusetts, USA.

Many thanks in advance for your help, and a good weekend to you all.

Best,

Arlyn

p.s. My apologies for the erroneous posting in the tomato damage thread. I'm afraid I'm guilty of just plain not paying attention. :(