Great Green Bush-cricket
Tettigonia viridissima
The adult inhabits tall grassland, hedgerows, scrub, and woodland edges across much of Europe and western Asia. It is an omnivorous hunter and browser, taking other insects as well as leaves and flowers with powerful mandibles. Males are famous for their very loud, high-pitched stridulating song, produced by rubbing the forewings together to attract mates. Fully winged adults can fly, though they often rely on climbing and sudden leaps through vegetation.
- Type
- Cry
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Great Green Bush-cricket Nymph
- Great Green Bush-cricket