Phaneroptera falcata
Phaneroptera falcata, the sickle-bearing bush-cricket , is a species of bush-cricket belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is herbivorous and commonly measures 24 to 36 mm long. It lives mainly in very warm scrub and grasslands areas.[1] also on dry shrubbery and in sand pits and gardens.
| Phaneroptera falcata | |
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| Phaneroptera falcata, male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Tribe: | Phaneropterini |
| Genus: | Phaneroptera |
| Species: | P. falcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaneroptera falcata Poda, 1761 | |
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Distribution
Phaneroptera falcata occurs in central and southern Europe, with the northern distribution limit about Cologne. But they are absent in the Alpine foothills and in many parts of the Swabian Alps. Phaneroptera falcata has been extending the northern limits of its range in mainland Europe in recent decades.[2][3] Vagrant adults are occasionally found in Britain, and a small, but apparently established, colony was discovered near Dungeness in Kent in 2015.[3]
References
- "Phaneroptera falcata (Poda, 1761)". Orthoptera and Allied Insects. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- Kočárek P., Holuša J., Vlk R., Marhoul P. & Zuna-Kratky T. (2008). "Recent expansions of the bush-crickets Phaneroptera falcata and Phaneroptera nana (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the Czech Republic" (PDF). Articulata. 23 (1): 65–75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "Newsletter 32, Autumn 2015" (PDF). Grasshoppers and Related Species Recording Scheme of Britain and Ireland. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.