Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket
Phaneroptera falcata
The adult sickle-bearing bush-cricket inhabits warm meadows, hedgerows, scrub, and woodland margins across much of Europe and nearby regions. It feeds mostly on leaves, flowers, and pollen while moving lightly through vegetation and making short flights when disturbed. Males produce high, delicate calls by rubbing their forewings together, especially in late summer. Females are named for the curved, sickle-like ovipositor used to place eggs into plant tissue.
- Type
- Stealth
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket