Long-winged Conehead
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Ensifera » Tettigonioidea » Tettigoniidae » Concephalinae » Conocephalus discolor
Status
UK
Distribution Map
Colours show the year of the last record -
| up to 1987 | 1988-97 | 1998 up to present |
Only Recording Scheme datasets are included. Other datasets on the Gateway may hold additional information.
Recordings
Description
Slender green cricket with brown wings and brown stripe along the back.
Size
16-22 mm
Wings
Fully winged, with wings extending beyond the tip of the abdomen. An extra-long-winged form exists with much longer wings – reaching the end of the ovipositor or beyond in females.
Stridulation
A prolonged rapid chuffing noise inaudible to many. Louder than the song of the Short-winged Conehead, and usually NOT alternating with a second, ticking noise.
Food
Omnivorous, feeding on grasses as well as small insects.
Habitat
Coarse vegetation in ungrazed downland, urban wasteland, coastal reedbeds, dry heaths and bogs. Females bite a hole in hollow stems of grass, reed or rush, and then insert an egg with their ovipositor.
Phenology
Nymphs emerge in late May and June. Adults present from August until early winter.