Phaneroptera falcata
| Phaneroptera falcata | |
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| Phaneroptera falcata,male | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Tribe: | Phaneropterini |
| Genus: | Phaneroptera |
| Species: | P. falcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaneroptera falcata Poda,1761
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Phaneroptera falcata,thesickle-bearingbush-cricket,is a species ofOrthopteransbelonging to the subfamilyPhaneropterinae.It is mostlyherbivorousand commonly measures 24 to 36 mm long. It lives mainly in warm scrub and grasslands areas,[1]also on dry shrubbery and in sand pits and gardens.
Distribution
[edit]Phaneroptera falcataoccurs in Europe and has historically been restricted to southern and central parts of the continent. They are absent in theAlpinefoothills and in many parts of theSwabian Alps.Phaneroptera falcatahas been extending the northern limits of its range in mainland Europe in recent decades;[2][3]it is now regular in parts of southernmost Scandinavia, despite only spreading to the region quite recently (first record in Denmark in 2010 and in Sweden in 2014).[4][5]Vagrant adults are occasionally found in Britain, and a small, but apparently established, colony was discovered nearDungenessinKentin 2015.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Phaneroptera falcata(Poda, 1761) ".Orthoptera and Allied Insects.Retrieved11 May2016.
- ^Kočárek P.; Holuša J.; Vlk R.; Marhoul P.; Zuna-Kratky T. (2008)."Recent expansions of the bush-cricketsPhaneroptera falcataandPhaneroptera nana(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the Czech Republic "(PDF).Articulata.23(1): 65–75. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 June 2016.Retrieved11 May2016.
- ^ab"Newsletter 32, Autumn 2015"(PDF).Grasshoppers and Related Species Recording Scheme of Britain and Ireland. p. 9. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 17 June 2016.Retrieved3 November2015.
- ^"Seglgræshoppe".NaturBasen.Retrieved24 August2023.
- ^"Långvingad lövvårtbitare".Artdatabanken (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences).Retrieved24 August2023.
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