Eupholidoptera megastyla
| Eupholidoptera megastyla | |
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| Greek marbled bush-cricket in Kos, Greece | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | Eupholidoptera |
| Species: | E. megastyla
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupholidoptera megastyla (Ramme, 1939)
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Eupholidoptera megastyla, the Greek marbled bush-cricket, is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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.
Diet and feeding habits
[edit]Eupholidoptera megastyla has been observed to consume fruit, specifically overripe mulberries.[2] This dietary preference aligns with the general eating habits of katydids, which are omnivorous and versatile feeders. They consume a variety of food sources, such as leaves, fruits, seeds, floral components, carrion, and live prey. Their diet may also include insect eggs and embryos of certain terrestrial frogs.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Gwynne, D. T. (2001). Katydids and Bush-Crickets : Reproductive Behavior and Evolution of the Tettigoniidae. Cornell University Press.
- ^ Ciplak, Battal & Willemse, Fer & Chobanov, Dragan & Heller, Klaus-Gerhard. (2007). Systematic Status and Distribution of Eupholidoptera (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the Balkans (north of Central Greece). Articulata. 22. 33-46.