Eupholidoptera megastyla

Eupholidoptera megastyla or Greek marbled bush-cricket is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae.

Eupholidoptera megastyla
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E. megastyla
Binomial name
Eupholidoptera megastyla
(Ramme, 1939)

Distribution and habitat

The Greek marbled bush-cricket is endemic to Greece, where it is widespread across the mainland including the Peloponnesus, Ionian and western Aegean islands.[1] They can be encountered in and around bushes and shrubs, from sea level up to high altitudes in the mountains.

References

  1. Darryl T. Gwynne (2001). Katydids and Bush-crickets: Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae. Cornell University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-8014-3655-9.
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