About Leptophyes laticauda (Frivaldszky, 1868)
Leptophyes laticauda, first described by Frivaldszky in 1868, is the largest species in the genus Leptophyes. Adult males reach a body length of 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 inches), while adult females reach 16–22 millimetres (0.63–0.87 inches). Females have an ovipositor measuring 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 inches). The species has a basic light green body color marked with numerous small black spots, and a wide reddish-brown longitudinal stripe runs along its back. Its antennae, lower legs, feet, wings, and cerci range from yellow to reddish-brown. The wings of this bush-cricket are greatly shortened. In males, the cerci are stout, angularly bent, and have a blunt tip. This species occurs from Provence across the Southern Alps to the Balkans, and is found in France, Italy, Switzerland, and Croatia. These bush-crickets inhabit shaded, damp forest edges.
