Tettigonia cantans
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Tettigonia cantans is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family Tettigoniidae
subfamily Tettigoniinae
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This cricket is present in most of Europe
, in eastern Palearctic ecozone, in Near East
and in North Africa
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The adult males grow up to 20–30 mm (0.78740157480315–1.2 ) long, while females reach 29–35 mm (1.1–1.4 ). They can be encountered from mid July through October mainly in mountain habitats, in moist grasslands, shrubs and bushes, forest clearings, cultivated areas, sunny roadsides, etc. They mainly feed on other insects, but also on vegetable foods.
The basic coloration of the body is usually green, with a brown stripe on the back. These grasshoppers hardly fly, their wings are shorter and wider than in the other Tettigonia
species, only slightly covering the end of the abdomen. The ovipositor of the female extends beyond the tip of the wings.
Adults are active from noon till night and males are detectable by their characteristic and pleasant singing (hence the Latin name cantans). The females lay eggs in moist soil.
Tettigoniidae
The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are...
subfamily Tettigoniinae
Tettigoniinae
The subfamily Tettigoniinae, also called shield-backed katydids, contains hundreds of species, with 123 in North America. It is part of the family Tettigoniidae.-Examples:...
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This cricket is present in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, in eastern Palearctic ecozone, in Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and in North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
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The adult males grow up to 20–30 mm (0.78740157480315–1.2 ) long, while females reach 29–35 mm (1.1–1.4 ). They can be encountered from mid July through October mainly in mountain habitats, in moist grasslands, shrubs and bushes, forest clearings, cultivated areas, sunny roadsides, etc. They mainly feed on other insects, but also on vegetable foods.
The basic coloration of the body is usually green, with a brown stripe on the back. These grasshoppers hardly fly, their wings are shorter and wider than in the other Tettigonia
Tettigonia
Tettigonia is a genus of insect described by Linnaeus in 1758, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae. The Latin name Tettigonia derives from the Greek τεττιξ, meaning cicada....
species, only slightly covering the end of the abdomen. The ovipositor of the female extends beyond the tip of the wings.
Adults are active from noon till night and males are detectable by their characteristic and pleasant singing (hence the Latin name cantans). The females lay eggs in moist soil.