Large Conehead
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Ensifera » Tettigonioidea » Tettigoniidae » Tettigoniinae » Ruspolia nitidula
Status
MI
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
Large slender bright green bush cricket with a conical head. Cream coloured band running across the apex of the head and back through the eyes. Wings are the same bright green colour as the body. Black stripe down the tibia of each leg. The species is active only at night.
Size
32 - 60 mm
Wings
Both sexes have wings extending well beyond the end of the abdomen.
Stridulation
Penetrating high-pitched electrical buzz.
Habitat
Native range is central and southern Europe where the species occurs on riverbanks and in other wet habitats with long grass. In Britain it is a scarce vagrant in the south and an accidental import.
Phenology
Native range adults occur July to October.