Sickle-bearing Bush Cricket
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Ensifera » Tettigonioidea » Tettigoniidae » Phaneropterinae » Phaneroptera falcata
Status
NN
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
Yellow-green with very long wings. Forewings markedly shorter than hindwings. The ovipositor is short, broad, and sharply upturned.
Size
24-36 mm
Wings
Both sexes have very long wings. Forewings reach the hind knees, hindwings extend much further back still. The species flies well.
Stridulation
The song is an indistinct tzzp… tzzp…
Food
Herbivorous.
Habitat
Warmth loving, living in scrub and grassland.
Phenology
Adults present from August onwards.