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Katydid Poecilimon Macedonicus

Poecilimon macedonicus

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Field Notes

Description:

1st & 2nd photos: Male - 3rd photo: Female.

Habitat:

Poecilimon macedonicus inhabits especially herb-rich edges of pastures, shrub or Pteridium aquilinum stands. Spotted in a meadow of mount Chortiatis (Thessaloniki, Greece).

Notes:

Poecilimon macedonicus occurs only on the southeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula (NE-Greece: from Olympus and Florina eastwards to Kavala, Macedonia and SW-Bulgaria). The adults appear from June and live partly until August.

Reference Links:

Poecilimon macedonicus - Overview, European locusts and their ecology: Poecilimon macedonicus

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