| Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera (De Geer, 1773)) |
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Scientific name: Pholidoptera griseoaptera (De Geer, 1773) Common name: Dark Bush-cricket French name: Decticelle cendrée Order: Orthoptera Family: Tettigoniidae Wingspan : 15 to 18 mm for females, 13 to 15 mm for males. Biotope: Woodland edges, bushy places, hedgerows, blackberry-bushes, parks and gardens. Geographic area: Europe Observation period : You can see adults from July to October. |
Dark Bush-crickets have very short wings. The elytra are very short too. The ground colour varies from pale brown to almost black. Females are usually paler than males. The upper side of the head and of the pronotum are always brown. The underside of the abdomen is bright yellow or greenish yellow. The lateral edges of the male's pronotum are black and bordered by a thin white margin. Males have straight appendages (cerci). Females have 10mm long curved ovipositors. The eggs are laid in rotten wood. |
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Here is one male with its straight appendages. |
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I have been able to approach to shoot a view of the upper side. You can see the brown colour of the upper side of the head and of the upper side of the pronotum. |
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I think that this one is a juvenile Dark Bush-cricket. |
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I have observed this male among brambles. |
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Here is one female with its curved ovipositor. |
André Bon January 2014