Tettigoniidae

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Barbitistes constrictus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Barbitistes constrictus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Barbitistes constrictus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Barbitistes constrictus is a Tettigoniidae species found across multiple European regions, mainly in coniferous forests.

Barbitistes fischeri (Yersin, 1854)

Barbitistes fischeri (Yersin, 1854)

Barbitistes fischeri (Yersin, 1854)

Barbitistes fischeri is a bush cricket species found in France, Italy, Spain and the Alps, active as adults from June to August.

Barbitistes vicetinus Galvagni & Fontana, 1993

Barbitistes vicetinus Galvagni & Fontana, 1993

Barbitistes vicetinus Galvagni & Fontana, 1993

Barbitistes vicetinus, the Vicentine saw-tailed bush-cricket, is a Near Threatened katydid species endemic to Italy.

Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc, 1792)

Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc, 1792)

Leptophyes punctatissima (Bosc, 1792)

Leptophyes punctatissima, the speckled bush-cricket, is a small flightless bush-cricket common across most of Europe and found in the Nearctic realm.

Leptophyes laticauda (Frivaldszky, 1868)

Leptophyes laticauda (Frivaldszky, 1868)

Leptophyes laticauda (Frivaldszky, 1868)

Leptophyes laticauda is the largest Leptophyes bush-cricket found in shaded, damp forest edges across Southern Europe.

Leptophyes albovittata (Kollar, 1833)

Leptophyes albovittata (Kollar, 1833)

Leptophyes albovittata (Kollar, 1833)

Leptophyes albovittata is a Eastern European bush cricket species that feeds on various soft-leaved plants.

Poecilimon thoracicus (Fieber, 1853)

Poecilimon thoracicus (Fieber, 1853)

Poecilimon thoracicus (Fieber, 1853)

Poecilimon thoracicus, the bellied bright bush-cricket, is a nocturnal Tettigoniidae species native to the southern Balkan Peninsula.

Poecilimon ornatus (Schmidt, 1850)

Poecilimon ornatus (Schmidt, 1850)

Poecilimon ornatus (Schmidt, 1850)

Poecilimon ornatus is an endemic southern European bush cricket species that lives in various open and shrubby habitats.

Metaplastes pulchripennis (Costa, 1863)

Metaplastes pulchripennis (Costa, 1863)

Metaplastes pulchripennis (Costa, 1863)

Metaplastes pulchripennis is a bush cricket species found in parts of Italy and western Mediterranean Europe.

Polysarcus denticauda (Charpentier, 1825)

Polysarcus denticauda (Charpentier, 1825)

Polysarcus denticauda (Charpentier, 1825)

Polysarcus denticauda is a tettigoniid insect found across much of Europe that lives in specific lush long grass meadows.

Elimaea fallax Bey-Bienko, 1951

Elimaea fallax Bey-Bienko, 1951

Elimaea fallax Bey-Bienko, 1951

Elimaea fallax is a 1951-described katydid species found in parts of East Asia and the Russian Far East.

Montezumina modesta (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)

Montezumina modesta (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)

Montezumina modesta (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)

Montezumina modesta, the modest katydid, is a phaneropterine katydid from the Tettigoniidae family found in North America.

Holochlora japonica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Holochlora japonica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Holochlora japonica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Holochlora japonica is a medium green bush cricket with distinct sexually dimorphic physical traits.

Stilpnochlora couloniana (Saussure, 1861)

Stilpnochlora couloniana (Saussure, 1861)

Stilpnochlora couloniana (Saussure, 1861)

Stilpnochlora couloniana, the giant katydid, is the largest katydid in the US, sometimes kept as pets.

Acrometopa macropoda (Burmeister, 1838)

Acrometopa macropoda (Burmeister, 1838)

Acrometopa macropoda (Burmeister, 1838)

Acrometopa macropoda is a Tettigoniidae species from southern Europe, possibly a subspecies of Acrometopa servillea.

Tylopsis lilifolia (Fabricius, 1793)

Tylopsis lilifolia (Fabricius, 1793)

Tylopsis lilifolia (Fabricius, 1793)

Tylopsis lilifolia is an insect species with size and color variation found across southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and parts of western Asia.

Acripeza reticulata Guérin-Méneville, 1832

Acripeza reticulata Guérin-Méneville, 1832

Acripeza reticulata Guérin-Méneville, 1832

Acripeza reticulata (the Mountain Katydid) is the only species in the monotypic genus Acripeza of Tettigoniidae, found in Australia.

Turpilia rostrata (Rehn & Hebard, 1905)

Turpilia rostrata (Rehn & Hebard, 1905)

Turpilia rostrata (Rehn & Hebard, 1905)

Turpilia rostrata, the narrow-beaked katydid, is a phaneropterine katydid found in North America.

Caedicia simplex (Walker, 1869)

Caedicia simplex (Walker, 1869)

Caedicia simplex (Walker, 1869)

Caedicia simplex, the common garden katydid, is a leaf-mimicking New Zealand and Australian katydid with a one-year life cycle.

Melanonotus powellorum Rentz, 1975

Melanonotus powellorum Rentz, 1975

Melanonotus powellorum Rentz, 1975

Melanonotus powellorum is a flightless nocturnal bush cricket found across parts of Costa Rica.

Pterophylla camellifolia (Fabricius, 1775)

Pterophylla camellifolia (Fabricius, 1775)

Pterophylla camellifolia (Fabricius, 1775)

Pterophylla camellifolia, the common true katydid, is a nearly flightless North American bush cricket native to eastern North America.

Paracyrtophyllus robustus Caudell, 1906

Paracyrtophyllus robustus Caudell, 1906

Paracyrtophyllus robustus Caudell, 1906

Paracyrtophyllus robustus is a true katydid species from the Tettigoniidae family, found in North America.

Lea floridensis (Beutenmüller, 1903)

Lea floridensis (Beutenmüller, 1903)

Lea floridensis (Beutenmüller, 1903)

Lea floridensis is a true katydid species in Tettigoniidae, the only species in its monotypic genus Lea.

Tegra novaehollandiae (Haan, 1843)

Tegra novaehollandiae (Haan, 1843)

Tegra novaehollandiae (Haan, 1843)

Tegra novaehollandiae is a bush cricket species native to tropical Asia.

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